Question

How do I find the mid point of EF?

Answer 1

Are you familiar with the midpoint formulas?
\[x _{midpoint}=(x _{1}+x _{2})/2\]

Answer 2

Yes, I am.

Answer 3

@mathmale

Answer 4

Please use that formula to find the x-coordinate of the midpoint. Create and use a similar formula to find the y-coordinate of the midpoint.

Answer 5

I tried.

(3, -2),(6,-1)

3 + 6/2 , -2 + 1/2

9/2, -1/2

(4.5, -0.5)

But it says its wrong!!

Answer 6

@SephI

I think you may have read the coordinates of the points E and F incorrectly.

E --> (-2,3)
F --> (1,6)

The midpoint of segment EF has x-coordinate which is the average of -2 and 1.
The midpoint of segment EF has y-coordinate which is the average of 3 and 6.

Calculate this again and post what you get, okay?

Answer 7

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Okay, so I have the points (2, 0) and (6, 0), right?

I put it in the midpoint formula:

m = (x1 + x1/2 , y1 + y2/2)

m = 2 + 6/2, 0/2 (0/2 = 0, so I just exclude it.)

m = 2 + 6/2

m = 8/2

m=4

But this is wrong.

Answer 8

>>Okay, so I have the points (2, 0) and (6, 0), right?

No.

You have the points W (0,2) and Y (6,6).


@SephI

Answer 9

Oh, okay. Umm.

So:

m = 0 + 6/2 and 2 + 6/2

m = 6/2 and 8/2

m = (3, 4)

Answer 10

That is what I got. >>> m = (3, 4)

Answer 11

Thanks! :)