High School Math : How to find the midpoint of a line segment

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Example Questions

Example Question #11 : Lines

What is the midpoint of a line segment whose endpoints are ?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The midpoint is the average of the endpoints.

Example Question #11 : How To Find The Midpoint Of A Line Segment

What is the midpoint of a line segment connecting the points  and ?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Use the midpoint formula, , with our points   and .

Example Question #12 : How To Find The Midpoint Of A Line Segment

Find the midpoint between these two points:

 and 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the midpoint of a line segment, use the standard midpoint equation: 

Plug in the given points and simplify:

Example Question #14 : Midpoint And Distance Formulas

Find the midpoint of the line segment connecting  and 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the midpoint of a line segment, we find the average of the -values and the average of the -values. Thus, we have that: 

 

Midpoint = 

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