Question

Find the midpoint of the segment with endpoints of (-1, 7) and (3,-3) andenter its coordinates as an ordered pair. If necessary, express coordinates asfractions, using the slash mark (/) for the fraction bar.

Answer 1

We are given the points (-1,7) and (3,-3) and we want to calculate the midpoint of the segment that joins this points. REcall that given points (a,b) and (c,d), the midpoint of the segment that joins the points is calculated by averaging each coordinate (that is,adding the coordinates and then dividing them by 2). So the midpoint would be

`((a+c)/(2),(b+d)/(2))`