A classmate tells you, “Finding the coordinates of a midpoint is easy. You just find the averages.” Is there any truth to it? Explain what you think your classmate means

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A classmate tells you, “Finding the coordinates of  a midpoint is easy. You just find the averages.” Is there any truth to it? Explain what you think your classmate means

anonymous · Answer

thats what i would say...

anonymous · Answer

why?

dumbcow · Answer

that must have been me :)
yes the midpoint formula is same as finding average of 2 numbers

anonymous · Answer

basically we have 2 points
(x1,y1) and (x2,y2)

lets start by looking at the x coordinates

x1 and x2. the midpoint between those two is the equivalent of finding the average

(x1+x2)/2= x mid point

now we look at the y coordinates
well same as what we did for the x coordinate

anonymous · Answer

I get it. So (y1 + y2)/2 = y mid point

Thanks

anonymous · Answer

so the midpoint between the 2 points is 
(x_mid, y_mid)

no prob