Question

Find the midpoint of the line segment whose endpoints are (-2, 5) and (6, -9 (:

Answer 1

-2+6 5 + (-9) 4 -4
----- , --------- = ---- , ------
2 2 2 2

(2, -2)

Answer 2

x1 + x2 y1 + y2
mid point = -------- , --------
2 2

Answer 3

thank youu! (:

Answer 4

Thanks !!!!
keep this formula in mind and such questions will become very easy for you :))

Answer 5

so what is the midpoint? like what does it mean?

Answer 6

it is the centre of the line segment or mid-point of the line

suppose you draw a line segment of 4 cm length, then 2 cm is its mid point.....

Answer 7

however, in your case, it is a sloping line as y-coordinates are different...
hence we use this formula to find its mid-point or centre....

Answer 8

if u really want to understand this, plot the two point on the graph paper and join them to get the line segment...

then use a scale to find its mid-point....
from this point drop one perpendicular onto the x-axis and another perpendicular to the y-axis and you will get the same value of x and y as we got.....

Answer 9

thank you (: