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

1 Answer

The midpoint is (3,7).

Explanation:

The midpoint formula is: (xm,ym)=(x1+x22,y1+y22)

We have, x1=2,y1=8,x2=4,y2=6

substituting the values,

2+42and8+62=(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).