Find the endpoint of the line segment with the given endpoint and midpoint. Endpoint:(2,1) midpoint:(0,4)
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To get the midsegment, namely HN, well, we need H and N
hmm so.... notice the picture you have there, is just an "isosceles trapezoid", namely, it has two equal sides, the left and right one, namely JL and KM
the midpoint of JL is H and the midpoint of KM is N
thus
![\bf \begin{array}{lllll} &x_1&y_1&x_2&y_2\\ % (a,b) K&({{ 4q}}\quad ,&{{ 4n}})\quad % (c,d) M&({{ 4p}}\quad ,&{{ 0}}) \end{array}\qquad % coordinates of midpoint \left(\cfrac{4p+4q}{2}\quad ,\quad \cfrac{0+4n}{2} \right) \\\\\\ \left( \cfrac{2(2p+2q)}{2},\cfrac{4n}{2} \right)\implies \boxed{[(2p+2q), 2n]\impliedby N}\\\\ -----------------------------\\\\](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cbf%20%5Cbegin%7Barray%7D%7Blllll%7D%0A%26x_1%26y_1%26x_2%26y_2%5C%5C%0A%25%20%20%28a%2Cb%29%0AK%26%28%7B%7B%204q%7D%7D%5Cquad%20%2C%26%7B%7B%204n%7D%7D%29%5Cquad%20%0A%25%20%20%28c%2Cd%29%0AM%26%28%7B%7B%204p%7D%7D%5Cquad%20%2C%26%7B%7B%200%7D%7D%29%0A%5Cend%7Barray%7D%5Cqquad%0A%25%20%20%20coordinates%20of%20midpoint%20%0A%5Cleft%28%5Ccfrac%7B4p%2B4q%7D%7B2%7D%5Cquad%20%2C%5Cquad%20%5Ccfrac%7B0%2B4n%7D%7B2%7D%20%5Cright%29%0A%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%5C%0A%5Cleft%28%20%5Ccfrac%7B2%282p%2B2q%29%7D%7B2%7D%2C%5Ccfrac%7B4n%7D%7B2%7D%20%5Cright%29%5Cimplies%20%5Cboxed%7B%5B%282p%2B2q%29%2C%202n%5D%5Cimpliedby%20N%7D%5C%5C%5C%5C%0A-----------------------------%5C%5C%5C%5C)
hmm so.... notice the picture you have there, is just an "isosceles trapezoid", namely, it has two equal sides, the left and right one, namely JL and KM
the midpoint of JL is H and the midpoint of KM is N
thus