Question

Find the coordinates of the midpoint of the segment given its endpoints.

Answer 1

Answer:

(2, 2 )

Step-by-step explanation:

Given endpoints (x₁, y₁ ) and (x₂, y₂ ) then the midpoint is

[ $\frac{1}{2}$ (x₁ + x₂ ) , $\frac{1}{2}$ (y₁ + y₂ ) ]

Here (x₁, y₁ ) = (A(5, 8) and (x₂, y₂ ) = B(- 1, - 4) , thus

midpoint = [ $\frac{1}{2}$ (5 - 1), $\frac{1}{2}$ (8 - 4 ) ] = (2, 2 )