Question

Hmm... Not sure on this.

Answer 1

On a school map, the points (8, -4), (8, -10), (2, -4), and (2, -10) represent the four corners of a sand park.

What are the coordinates of the center of the sand park?

(4, -2)
(5, -7)
(6, -9)
(8, -5)

Answer 2

@jim_thompson5910

Answer 3

Any ideas here?

Answer 4

Absolutely none. Well, I noticed that the 2 pairs of plots are the same number for x and then 6 apart for y.

Answer 5

We want the center. So we want the midpoints of two sides that are not parallel. How do we do this?

Answer 6

Um...

Answer 7

Inform me?

Answer 8

Another way to do this is to average the x coordinates of any two points where the x coordinates are not the same

So pick (8, -4) and (2, -4), and average the x coordinates to get: (8+2)/2 = 10/2 = 5


So the x coordinate of the center is 5


Do the same thing, but now average the y coordinates to find the y coordinate of the center.

Answer 9

So what do you get for the y coordinate of the center?

Answer 10

-4+-4/2 = 8/2 = 4

Answer 11

the y coordinates have to be different other wise you'll just get the same coordinate back again

Answer 12

Oh. I'm confused..

Answer 13

Pick two points where the y coordinates are not the same. Which points did you pick?

Answer 14

-10 -4

Answer 15

So you picked (8, -10) and (2, -4) you mean?

Answer 16

Yes

Answer 17

Now average the two y coordinates


(-10+(-4))/2 = -14/2 = -7


So the y coordinate of the center is -7

Answer 18

So we have 5 and -7

Answer 19

giving the center to be (5, -7)

Answer 20

Is that the answer? :D

Answer 21

yes it is

Answer 22

Yay! Thank you so much for your help. If you could continue helping me on my other questions, I'd love that. You actually make it make sense.

Answer 23

Alright, I'm glad I'm helping you out