Question

What is the midpoint of the segment shown below

Answer 1

I would say B is the answer

Answer 2

Answer:

D

Step-by-step explanation:

Using the midpoint formula

midpoint of 2 points (x₁, y₁ ) and (x₂, y₂ ) is

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

let (x₁, y₁ ) = (- 1, 5) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (5, 5), then midpoint is

[ $\frac{1}{2}$(- 1 + 5), $\frac{1}{2}$(5 + 5) ]

= (2, 5) → D