Question

How do you find the midpoint of the line segment joining (–2, 8) and (–10, 2)?

Answer 1

`(-6,5)`

Explanation:

The midpoint is the average of the coordinates

so for`(-2,8), (-10,2)`

we have

`(((-2+ -10))/2, ((8+2))/2)`

`=(-12/2,10/2)`

`(-6,5)`