How do you find the midpoint of the line segment joining (5,2) (3,8)?

1 Answer
May 28, 2018

The midpoint is at (4, 5)(4,5).

Explanation:

The midpoint formula is shown here:
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We are given the two endpoints, so we can plug it into the formula to find the midpoint. Notice that the formula is same as the average of the two x-values and y-values.

"Midpoint" = ((5+3)/2, (2+8)/2)Midpoint=(5+32,2+82)

quadquadquadquadquadquadquadquad=((8)/2, (10)/2)

quadquadquadquadquadquadquadquad=(4, 5)

Hope this helps!