Question

the midpoint of the segment whose endpoints are (-4, 6) and (-8, -2).

Answer 1

sqrt of (-4--4)^2+(6--2)^2
(-- means minus negative [can replace the minus negative with a plus])
sqrt means square root
sqrt of 0^2+8^2
sqrt of 0+64
sqrt of 64
8

Answer 2

@fnherstal that finds the distance; that's a long way to go to try to find the midpoint from that.

Answer 3

The midpoint is the average of the two points.
Find the average x value and the average y value.

Answer 4

oh, i thought u wanted the distance