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OpenStudy (anonymous):

does any1 kno how 2 find the coordinates of a end point of a segment with the given end point and mid point?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yes,

OpenStudy (anonymous):

kan u help

OpenStudy (anonymous):

sure ,post the question

OpenStudy (anonymous):

k wait a minuet

OpenStudy (anonymous):

A(6,7) m(10,-7)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

find the difference (4,-14)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

you hav 2 divide both of them by two though

OpenStudy (anonymous):

add to mid point (14,-21)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

were did u get 4,-14?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

10-6 -7-7

OpenStudy (anonymous):

imranmeah kan u show steps pls?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

A(6,7) m(10,-7) so you know the distance between mid point and one end point is same as it is to the other end point To go from A to m x goes up by 4 ->(10-6) y goes by -14 -> (-7-7)

myininaya (myininaya):

IF given an endpoint and if given the midpoint, we can find the other endpoint: first let's think *-----------*------------* End Mid End How can we relate these? Well to find the midpoint we do: \[( \frac{firstendx+lastendx}{2}, \frac{firstendy+lastendy}{2})=Midpoint(x,y)\] so we have the equations \[x=\frac{firstendx+lastendx}{2}, y=\frac{firstendy+lastendy}{2}\] where (x,y) we are using to symbolize the midpoint we want to solve for one of the ends lets say we are trying to find the lastend so we have \[2x-fristendx=lastendx, 2y-firstendy=lastendy\] so we can find the endpoint by using (\[(2x-firstendx,2y-firstendy)\] do i say this right i will review in a second lol

OpenStudy (anonymous):

knowing that we add that x and y difference to mid point to get other end point difference -->4,-14 mid point -->10,-7 ------ (14 , -21)

myininaya (myininaya):

:) yes looks good

myininaya (myininaya):

if you understand my symbolism lol

myininaya (myininaya):

using my formula above we say the other endpoint is \[(2(10)-6,2(-7)-7)=(20-6,-14-7)=(14,-21)\]

myininaya (myininaya):

which is the samething as what imran got

myininaya (myininaya):

choose your favorite way

myininaya (myininaya):

i mean you don't have to tell us lol

myininaya (myininaya):

you just have to find out whats right for you

OpenStudy (anonymous):

It's okay, no hard feeling

myininaya (myininaya):

lol

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