How do you find the midpoint of (2,8) and (4,6)?

1 Answer

The midpoint is (3,7).

Explanation:

The midpoint formula is: (x_m,y_m)=((x_1+x_2)/2,(y_1+y_2)/2)

We have, x_1=2,y_1=8,x_2=4,y_2=6

substituting the values,

(2+4)/2 and (8+6)/2 =(3,7)

Another way of looking at the "midpoint formula" is just as taking the average of the values for x and the average of the values for y.

Halfway between x=2 and x=4 is x=3, and halfway between y=8 and y=6 is at y=7, so the midpoint is (3,7).