Question

Find the midpoint M of the line segment joining the points S = (4,-2) and T = (-6,2).

Answer 1

To find the midpoint of the given line segment, we need to find the mean of the x coordinates and the y coordinates of the given points:

$\begin{gathered} x=\frac{4+(-6)}{2}=-\frac{2}{2}=-1 \\ y=\frac{-2+2}{2}=0 \end{gathered}$

It means that the midpoint is M = (-1,0).