Question

Everlys’ school is located at the midpoint between her house and the library. Find the location of her school if her house is located at (8, 1) and the library is at (-2, -5).

Group of answer choices

(3, -2)

(5, 3)

(10, 6)

(6, -4)

Answer 1

The location of Everly's school is the midpoint between her house and the library. The coordinates for the school, found by averaging the x-coordinates and y-coordinates of the two locations, are (3, -2).

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the location of Everly's school, which is at the midpoint between her house and the library, we need to calculate the average of the x-coordinates and the y-coordinates of her house and the library.

Her house is at (8, 1) and the library is at (-2, -5).

The midpoint (x-coordinate) = (x1 + x2) / 2 = (8 + (-2)) / 2 = 6 / 2 = 3.

The midpoint (y-coordinate) = (y1 + y2) / 2 = (1 + (-5)) / 2 = -4 / 2 = -2.

Therefore, the coordinates of the school are (3, -2).