How do you find the midpoint of the line segment with endpoints (5, 12 and (7, -5)?

Jairo Decker

Jairo Decker

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2022-10-31

How do you find the midpoint of the line segment with endpoints (5, 12 and (7, -5)?

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Alannah Yang

Alannah Yang

Beginner2022-11-01Added 22 answers

Step 1
The equation to find the mid-point of a line segment give the two end points is:
M = ( x 1 + x 2 2 , y 1 + y 2 2 )
Where M is the midpoint and the given points are:
x 1 y 1 and x 2 y 2
Substituting the points from the problems allows us to solve for M:
M = ( 5 + 7 2 , 12 + - 5 2 )
M = ( 12 2 , 7 2 )
M = ( 6 , 7 2 )

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