Point a is at (-2,4) => (x1,y1)
Midpoint is (2.5, 3.5) => (a,b)
Point B is (x2, y2)
To find midpoint we use formula

a= 2.5, b= 3.5, x1= -2 and y1= 4
Plug in all the values and findout x2, y2

multiply 2 on both sides to remove fraction
(5 = -2+x2 , 7 = 4+ y2)
5 = -2+x2, so x2= 7
7 = 4+ y2, so y2= 3
The point B is ( 7, 3)
Ending position (in order)
+ 4
+ 3
+ 7
+ 3
0
+ 3
- 2
- 1
+ 6
- 7
Hope this helps :)
See explanation below.
Explanation:
The 'difference between roots and factors of an equation' is not a straightforward question. Let's define both to establish the link between the two..
Assume we have some function of a single variable
x
;
we'll call this
f
(
x
)
Then we can form an equation:
f
(
x
)
=
0
Then the "roots" of this equation are all the values of
x
that satisfy that equation. Remember that these values may be real and/or imaginary.
Now, up to this point we have not assumed anything about
f
x
)
. To consider factors, we now need to assume that
f
(
x
)
=
g
(
x
)
⋅
h
(
x
)
.
That is that
f
(
x
)
factorises into some functions
g
(
x
)
×
h
(
x
)
If we recall our equation:
f
(
x
)
=
0
Then we can now say that either
g
(
x
)
=
0
or
h
(
x
)
=
0
.. and thus show the link between the roots and factors of an equation.
[NB: A simple example of these general principles would be where
f
(
x
)
is a quadratic function that factorises into two linear factors.
B.) 14/43
1&2 =7+7
= 14
Bottam:
14 + 8 +6 + 9 +6
= 43
Lastly
= 14/43