Question

Find the midpoint of the line segment from (2,2) to (-3,-3)

Answer 1

Answer: (-0.5, -0.5)

Given:

(2,2) and (-3, -3)

To find the midpoint, we will use the following formula:

$M(\frac{x_1+x_2}{2},\frac{y_1+y_2}{2})$

From the given, we know that:

x1 = 2

x2 = -3

y1 = 2

y2 = -3

Substitute these to the equation

$M(\frac{x_1+x_2}{2},\frac{y_1+y_2}{2})$$M(\frac{2+(-3)}{2},\frac{2+(-3)}{2})$$M(\frac{2-3}{2},\frac{2-3}{2})$$M(\frac{-1}{2},\frac{-1}{2})$$M(-\frac{1}{2},-\frac{1}{2})=(-0.5,-0.5)$

The midpoint of the points (2,2) to (-3,-3) is at (-0.5, -0.5)