How to find the midpoint of a line segment - PSAT Math
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A line segment has endpoints (0,4) and (5,6). What are the coordinates of the midpoint?
A line segment has endpoints (0,4) and (5,6). What are the coordinates of the midpoint?
A line segment has endpoints (0,4) and (5,6). To find the midpoint, use the midpoint formula:
X: (x1+x2)/2 = (0+5)/2 = 2.5
Y: (y1+y2)/2 = (4+6)/2 = 5
The coordinates of the midpoint are (2.5,5).
A line segment has endpoints (0,4) and (5,6). To find the midpoint, use the midpoint formula:
X: (x1+x2)/2 = (0+5)/2 = 2.5
Y: (y1+y2)/2 = (4+6)/2 = 5
The coordinates of the midpoint are (2.5,5).
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Find the midpoint between (-3,7) and (5,-9)
Find the midpoint between (-3,7) and (5,-9)
You can find the midpoint of each coordinate by averaging them. In other words, add the two x coordinates together and divide by 2 and add the two y coordinates together and divide by 2.
x-midpoint = (-3 + 5)/2 = 2/2 = 1
y-midpoint = (7 + -9)/2 = -2/2 = -1
(1,-1)
You can find the midpoint of each coordinate by averaging them. In other words, add the two x coordinates together and divide by 2 and add the two y coordinates together and divide by 2.
x-midpoint = (-3 + 5)/2 = 2/2 = 1
y-midpoint = (7 + -9)/2 = -2/2 = -1
(1,-1)
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Find the coordinates for the midpoint of the line segment that spans from (1, 1) to (11, 11).
Find the coordinates for the midpoint of the line segment that spans from (1, 1) to (11, 11).
The correct answer is (6, 6). The midpoint formula is ((x1 + x2)/2),((y1 + y2)/2) So 1 + 11 = 12, and 12/2 = 6 for both the x and y coordinates.
The correct answer is (6, 6). The midpoint formula is ((x1 + x2)/2),((y1 + y2)/2) So 1 + 11 = 12, and 12/2 = 6 for both the x and y coordinates.
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What is the midpoint between the points (–1, 2) and (3, –6)?
What is the midpoint between the points (–1, 2) and (3, –6)?
midpoint = ((x1 + x2)/2, (y1 + y2)/2)
= ((–1 + 3)/2, (2 – 6)/2)
= (2/2, –4/2)
= (1,–2)
midpoint = ((x1 + x2)/2, (y1 + y2)/2)
= ((–1 + 3)/2, (2 – 6)/2)
= (2/2, –4/2)
= (1,–2)
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has endpoints 
and 
.
What is the midpoint of 
?
What is the midpoint of
The midpoint is simply the point halfway between the x-coordinates and halfway between the y-coordinates:
Sum the x-coordinates and divide by 2:
Sum the y-coordinates and divide by 2:
Therefore the midpoint is (5.5, 6.5).
The midpoint is simply the point halfway between the x-coordinates and halfway between the y-coordinates:
Sum the x-coordinates and divide by 2:
Sum the y-coordinates and divide by 2:
Therefore the midpoint is (5.5, 6.5).
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A line segment connects the points 
and 
. What is the midpoint of this segment?
A line segment connects the points
To solve this problem you will need to use the midpoint formula:
Plug in the given values for the endpoints of the segment: and .
To solve this problem you will need to use the midpoint formula:
Plug in the given values for the endpoints of the segment:
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What is the midpoint between 
and 
?
What is the midpoint between
The midpoint is the point halfway between the two endpoints, so sum up the coordinates and divide by 2:
The midpoint is the point halfway between the two endpoints, so sum up the coordinates and divide by 2:
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