Find the midpoint between two points on a coordinate plane whose coordinates are (5, 7) and (-3, 1).

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tkhunny · Answer

Have you considered the simple average of the given coordinates?

anonymous · Answer

2, 8)

(1, 4)

(8, 8)

(4, 4)

tkhunny · Answer

Yeah, I almost never care what the answers are.  You didn't answer my question.

mathmale · Answer

Another way in which you might approach this problem:  First, take the two x-coordinates and graph them on the x-axis.  Find the coordinate of the point that is exactly halfway between the two x-coordinates.  That coordinate will the be x-coordinate of the midpoint.  

Were you to follow tkhunny's suggestion and find the average of these two x-coordinates, you'd necessarily have to come up with the same result.  Your choice.

Now find the y-coordinate of the midpoint, in the same manner.

tkhunny · Answer

Example.  Given 2 and 4 ==> $\dfrac{2+4}{2} = \dfrac{6}{2} = 3$ - This is the "Simple Average".

anonymous · Answer

@tkhunny you and your little smart comments can get tf on honestly!

tkhunny · Answer

Innocent on this on.  I wondered if that name for that process would be a problem.

Really, it's just called a "Simple Average".  There are other kinds of averages that are more complicated.  That's just it's name.  I am not, in any way, saying it is "simple" and you should feel bad about not getting it on the first try.