Question

How do you find the midpoint of U (-6,-3) V (12,-7)?

Answer 1

See the entire solution process below:

Explanation:

The formula to find the mid-point of a line segment give the two end points is:

`M = ((color(red)(x_1) + color(blue)(x_2))/2 , (color(red)(y_1) + color(blue)(y_2))/2)`

Where `M` is the midpoint and the given points are:

`(color(red)((x_1, y_1)))` and `(color(blue)((x_2, y_2)))`

Substituting the values from the points in the problem gives:

`M = ((color(red)(-6) + color(blue)(12))/2 , (color(red)(-3) + color(blue)(-7))/2)`

`M = (6/2 , -10/2)`

`M = (3, -5)`