Chapter 9.4, Problem 1MCQ

To determine

To find: The midpoint of the line segment.

Answer to Problem 1MCQ

  $\left(3,-\frac{1}{2}\right)$

Explanation of Solution

Given: The end points of line segments are $\left(7,4\right)\text{ and }\left(-1,-5\right)$ .

Midpoint Formula: $\left(x,y\right)=\left(\frac{x_1+x_2}{2},\frac{y_1+y_2}{2}\right)$

The endpoints of line segment are $\left(7,4\right)\text{ and }\left(-1,-5\right)$ .

Using midpoint formula,

  $\begin{array}{l}\left(x,y\right)=\left(\frac{7-1}{2},\frac{4-5}{2}\right)\\ \left(x,y\right)=\left(3,-\frac{1}{2}\right)\end{array}$