How do you find the midpoint of (5.6, -2.8), (8.1, 9.4)?

1 Answer
Apr 20, 2016

(6.85,3.3)

Explanation:

For this, we will use the midpoint formula: M = ((x_1+x_2)/2,(y_1+y_2)/2), which basically involves finding the middle of the x coordinates, and the middle of the y coordinates.
- x_1 and y_1 are the coordinates of the first point (5.6,-2.8)
- x_2 and y_2 are the coordinates of the second point (8.1,9.4)
- It doesn't matter which one we call the first or second point

Applying the formula:
M = ((5.6+8.1)/2,(-2.8+9.4)/2)
= ((13.7)/2,(6.6)/2)
=(6.85,3.3)