How do you find the midpoint of (-4,9) and (1, -3)?

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Answer 1 · 2016-02-28T15:50:03

The midpoint #= ((-3)/2 , 3)#

The points are:

#(-4,9) = color(blue)(x_1,y_1#

#(1,-3) = color(blue)(x_2,y_2#

The formula to calculate the midpoint is:
#((x_1+x_2)/2 , (y_1+y_2)/2)#

#= ((-4+1)/2 , (9 + (-3))/2)#

#= ((-3)/2 , (6)/2)#

#= ((-3)/2 , 3)#