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motikmotik
3 years ago
7

What is the midpoint of a line segment with endpoints at (3,-1) and (8, -4)?

Mathematics
2 answers:
8090 [49]3 years ago
5 0

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:((\frac{3+8}{2} ,\frac{-1-4}{2} )\\\\(\frac{11}{2} ,\frac{-5}{2} )

iren [92.7K]3 years ago
5 0

The midpoint of a line segment with endpoints at (3,-1) and (8, -4) is \left(\frac{11}{2},-\frac{5}{2}\right)

<u>Solution:</u>

We have been given 2 end points of a line which are: (3,-1) and (8, -4)

The midpoint of a line segment is half way from both the ends of the line segment.

The formula for midpoint for the two points P(x_1, y_1) \text{and} Q(x_2, y_2) is given as:

\text {Midpoint}=(\frac{x_{1}+x_{2}}{2}, \frac{y_{1}+y_{2}}{2})

Here P(3, -1) and Q(8, -4)

\text { So } x_{1}=3 ; x_{2}=8 ; y_{1}=-1 ; y_{2}=-4

Plugging in values in above formula, we get

\begin{array}{l}{\text {Midpoint}=(\frac{3+8}{2}, \frac{-1-4}{2}})\\\\ {\text {Midpoint}=(\frac{11}{2}, \frac{-5}{2}})\end{array}

Hence, the midpoint of the line segment is \left(\frac{11}{2},-\frac{5}{2}\right)

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