Question

How do you find the midpoint of the line segment joining `(3 1/4, 5 1/2) and (1 3/4, 3 1/2)`?

Answer 1

`(2 1/2; 4 1/2)`

Explanation:

There is a nifty formula for this:
"Average the x- values and average the y-values."

In Maths: `M((x_1 + x_2)/2; (y_1+y_2)/2)`

`((3 1/4 +1 3/4)/2;(5 1/2 +3 1/2)/2)`

`(5/2 ;9/2) = (2 1/2; 4 1/2)`