Question

Find the midpoint of the line segment with end coordinates of: (-4,-2) and (2,-10)

Answer 1

Answer:

(-1,-6)

Step-by-step explanation:

Recall the midpoint formula;

$( \frac{x_1+x_2}{2}, \frac{y_1+y_2}{2} )$

The end coordinates are; (-4,-2) and (2,-10).

Let

$(x_1=-4,y_1=-2)$

and

$(x_2=2,y_2=-10)$

We substitute the points to get:

$( \frac{ - 4 + 2}{2} , \frac{ - 2 + - 10}{2} )$

This simplifies to:

$( \frac{ - 2}{2} , \frac{ - 12}{2} )$

$( - 1 , - 6)$