Question

(A) Find the midpoint of the segment

(B) Find the length of the segment

Answer 1

A) (1, 3)

B)
`2√(10)\\`

Explanation:

A) We are finding the averages of the x and y values. The midpoint formula is as so:

(x1 + x2/2, y1 + y2/2)

(-2+4/2 , 4+2/2)

(2/2 , 6/2)

(1.3)

With distance, the formula is
`\sqrt{(x_(1) -x_(2))^(2) + (y_(1) -y_(2))^(2)`

`\sqrt{(4-(-2))^(2) + (2-4)^(2)`

`\sqrt{(6)^(2) + (-2)^(2)`

`√(36 + 4)`

`√(40)`

`2√(10)`

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Answer 2

The midpoint is (1, 3) and the length of the segment (let's call it AB) is 6.32

Explanation: