Question

How do you find the midpoint of the line segment joining (2,8) and (-6,10)?

Answer 1

You take the mean of the `x`'s and the `y`'s.

Explanation:

`x_M=(2+(-6))/2=(-4)/2=-2`

`y_M=(8+10)/2=18/2=9`

So: `M(-2,9)`