Question

PB has endpoints at -2 and 12. What is the coordinate of its midpoint?
Ps. PB has a line on top of the letters.
gladly love the help

Answer 1

All you need to do is find the average of -2 and 12.
Do you know how to find the average of two numbers?

Answer 2

add the two numbers, and divide their sum by two

Answer 3

i think?

Answer 4

@mathstudent55

Answer 5

Yes, that's it.

Answer 6

soo -2+12=10

Answer 7

Right.

Answer 8

and 12/2=6?

Answer 9

No.
You use the sum.
Since -2 + 12 = 10, now do 10/2, not 12/2.

Answer 10

5

Answer 11

That's it.

Answer 12

So what do i write for my answer. just put 10 and 5?

Answer 13

Now we can check. If 5 is the midpoint between -2 and 12, it has to be the same distance from both -2 and 12.
|5 - (-2)| = |7| = 7
|5 - 12| = |-7| = 7
Yes, 5 is exactly 7 units from both -2 and 12, so 7 is the midpoint.

The answer is only 5.

Answer 14

THANK U SO MUCH< U HELPED ME UNDERSTAND ITS SO EASY I MAKE IT LOOK HARD

Answer 15

You are very welcome.