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Example Question #1 : How To Find The Midpoint Of A Line Segment
A line segment on the coordinate plane has endpoints
and . In terms of and , as applicable, give the -coordinate of its midpoint.
The
-coordinate of the midpoint of a line segment is the mean of the -coordinates of its endpoints. Therefore, the -coordinate is.
Example Question #111 : Coordinate Geometry
A line segment has the endpoints
and . What is the midpoint of the line?
To find the midpoint of a line, take the averages of the x-coordinates and the average of the y-coordinates.
Example Question #1 : Midpoint Formula
What is the midpoint of a line segment with endpoints
and ?
To find the midpoint of a line, just take the average of the
-coordinates and the average of the -coordinates.
Example Question #113 : Coordinate Geometry
What is the midpoint of a line segments with endpoints
and ?
To find the midpoint of a line segment, take the average of the
-coordinates, then take the average of the -coordinates.
Example Question #121 : Coordinate Geometry
A line has the endpoints
. What is its midpoint?
The coordinates of the midpoint of a line are just the averages of the coordinates of the endpoints.
Example Question #1 : How To Find The Midpoint Of A Line Segment
A line segment has endpoints
. What is the midpoint of this line segment?
To find the coordinates of the midpoint of a line, take the averages of the x and y coordinates of the endpoints.
Example Question #8 : How To Find The Midpoint Of A Line Segment
What is the midpoint of a line if the endpoints of the line are:
?
Write the midpoint formula.
Substitute the values.
Example Question #2 : Midpoint Formula
A line segment on the coordinate plane has midpoint
. One of its endpoints is . What is the -coordinate of the other endpoint, in terms of and/or ?
Let
be the -coordinate of the other endpoint. Since the -coordinate of the midpoint of the segment is the mean of those of the endpoints, we can set up an equation as follows:
Example Question #3 : Midpoint Formula
A line segment on the coordinate plane has one endpoint at
; its midpoint is . Which of the following gives the -coordinate of its other endpoint in terms of and ?
To find the value of the
-coordinate of the other endpoint, we will assign the variable . Then, since the -coordinate of the midpoint of the segment is the mean of those of its endpoints, the equation that we can set up is.
We solve for
:
Example Question #1 : How To Find The Endpoints Of A Line Segment
One endpoint of a line segment on the coordinate plane is the point
; the midpoint of the segment is the point . Give the -coordinate of the other endpoint of the segment.
In the
part of the midpoint formula,
set
, and solve:
This is the correct
-coordinate.Certified Tutor
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