Question

PB is a line segement on a number line. it has endpoints at -2 and 12. what is the coordinate of its midpoint?

Answer 1

This is a 1-Dimensional problem, the line spans from x=-2 to x=12

The midpoint will be th emiddle point, or , the average of those two numbers

Answer 2

so 7?

Answer 3

sorry mistyped it

Answer 4

7 would be the distance from the midpoint to each endpoint...

to find th emidpoint, just add the two end values and divide by 2

Answer 5

I'm confused