Question

How do you find the midpoint of (1.8, –3.4) and (–0.4, 1.4)?

Answer 1

You can find it out using the mid point formula, which is given by:

`M(x,y)=((x_1+x_2)/2,(y_1+y_2)/2)`
where:
`(x,y)` are coordinates of the midpoint,
`x_1 and x_2` are the `x`-coordinates of the given points,
and `y_1 and y_2` are their respective `y`-coordinates.

Substituting the given values in the formula:
`M(x,y)=((1.8+(-0.4))/2,(-3.4+1.4)/2)`
`M(x,y)=((1.4)/2,-2/2)`
`M(x,y)=(0.7,-1)`