How do you find the midpoint of (–2, 5) and (–4, –6)?

Answer 1

To find the midpoint of two points, you can use the midpoint formula. The midpoint formula states that the coordinates of the midpoint between two points (x₁, y₁) and (x₂, y₂) can be found by taking the average of the x-coordinates and the average of the y-coordinates.

Using the midpoint formula, the midpoint between (–2, 5) and (–4, –6) can be calculated as follows:

Midpoint x-coordinate = (–2 + –4) / 2 = –6 / 2 = –3 Midpoint y-coordinate = (5 + –6) / 2 = –1 / 2 = –0.5

Therefore, the midpoint of (–2, 5) and (–4, –6) is (–3, –0.5).

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Answer 2

Eva Adamson

#M = (-3 , -1/2)#

The midpoint of a line created by the coordinates of the endpoints of the line can be determined using the formula

#M= ((x_1+x_2)/2 , (y_1+y_2)/2)#

For the coordinates (-2,5) and (-4,-6)

#x_1 = -2# #x_2 = -4# #y_1 = 5# #y_2 = -6#

#((-2+(-4))/2 , (5+(-6))/2)# #(-6/2 , -1/2)# #M = (-3 , -1/2)#

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