Question

Find the midpoint of line segment MN, where M is (16, -4) and N is (2, 10).

A. (36, 12) B. (10, -4)
C. (9, 3) D. (7, -7)

Answer 1

Hint: the formulas for finding the midpoint are essentially applications of the formula for finding the average of two numbers.

For example, the x-coordinate of the midpoint is the average of the x-components of the two points:\[x _{midpoint}=\frac{ x _{1}+x _{2} }{ 2 }\] Write a similar expression for the y-coordinate of the midpoint.