J is the midpoint of segment KL. The coordinates of K are (-8, 7) and the coordinates of L are (3, 4), find the coordinates of J (leave in fraction form).

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anonymous · Answer

Not looking for an easy answer, but I really don't know how to do this. Is there a formula or an equation for this?

anonymous · Answer

yes use the midpoint formula 
((-8+3)/2, (7+4)/2)

anonymous · Answer

you need to add K and L, then divide them by 2
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@lilshadow already provided the solution you just need to solve it

anonymous · Answer

:/ I followed the equation and got 1.5,
the options on my practise pack are -2, -1, 3, -3.
I don't know what I'm doing wrong.

I got -2.5 for K and 5.5 for L,

anonymous · Answer

that's the only choices?
but it's says on your question the "coordinates" of J?

I got the same thing as yours..

anonymous · Answer

Oh no! so sorry i was looking at the wrong problem. Oh gosh.
the options for this one are (5,3) (5/2, 2/3), (2/5, 3/2) and -5/2, 11/2)
Sorry! haha

anonymous · Answer

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