Question

Point A is at (3,4) and point B is at (8, -4). What is the midpoint of line segment AB?

Answer 1

(5.5, 0 )

Explanation:

Given points (x₁, y₁ ) and (x₂, y₂ ) then the midpoint is

[ 0.5(x₁ + x₂ ), 0.5(y₁ + y₂ ) ]

The midpoint of A(3, 4) and B(8, - 4) is therefore

[ 0.5(3 + 8), 0.5(4 - 4) ] = (5.5, 0 )