Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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ISBN 10: 0-13446-914-3
ISBN 13: 978-0-13446-914-0

Chapter 1 - Section 1.9 - Distance and Midpoint Formulas; Circles - Exercise Set - Page 280: 21

Answer

$(-4, -5)$

Work Step by Step

RECALL: The midpoint of the line segment whose endpoints are $(x_1, y_1)$ and $(x_2, y_2)$ can be found using the midpoint formula: $\text{midpoint}=\left(\dfrac{x_1+x_2}{2}, \dfrac{y_1+y_2}{2} \right)$ Use the formula above to obtain: $\text{midpoint} = \left(\dfrac{-2+(-6)}{2}, \dfrac{-8+(-2)}{2}\right)=\left(\dfrac{-8}{2}, \dfrac{-10}{2}\right)=(-4, -5)$
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