Find the coordinates for the midpoint of the segment with endpoints given.
P(1):(5,6) P(2): (8,2)
2006-10-11 12:41:35 · 5 answers · asked by Monique 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
Add the x's together, then divide by 2
5 + 8 = 13
13/2 = 6.5
Add the y's together, then divide by 2
6 + 2 = 8
8/2 = 4
Answer: (6.5, 8)
2006-10-11 12:45:01 · answer #1 · answered by MsMath 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
add x's and divide by 2 to find the x coordinate of the midpoint
add y's and divide by 2 to get the y coordinate of the midpoint
x=[5+8]/2=13/2=6.5
y=[6+2]/2=8/2=4
Answer M(6.5,4)
2006-10-11 19:56:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The mid-point formula for a diagonal is:
X(1)+X(2)/2 , Y(1)+Y(2)/2 therefore...
5+8/2 , 6+2/2 = 13/2 , 8/2
= (6.5,4)
2006-10-11 19:58:38 · answer #3 · answered by Sk8rmom 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take the average of the x terms and that is the x point.
Take the average of the y terms and that is the y point.
P(M) (6.5, 4)
The first answer in this forum has a great simple description but has wrong answer. But if you follow the formulas you cant go wrong.
2006-10-11 21:55:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
(6.5, 4)
2006-10-11 19:56:25 · answer #5 · answered by mfacio 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋