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Find the midpoint of the segment with endpoints of (3.2, 2.5) and (1.6, -4.5) and enter its coordinates as an ordered pair. If necessary, express coordinates as decimals.

Respuesta :

[tex]\bf ~~~~~~~~~~~~\textit{middle point of 2 points }\\ \quad \\ \begin{array}{ccccccccc} &&x_1&&y_1&&x_2&&y_2\\ % (a,b) &&(~{{ 3.2}} &,&{{ 2.5}}~) % (c,d) &&(~{{ 1.6}} &,&{{ -4.5}}~) \end{array}\qquad % coordinates of midpoint \left(\cfrac{{{ x_2}} + {{ x_1}}}{2}\quad ,\quad \cfrac{{{ y_2}} + {{ y_1}}}{2} \right) \\\\\\ \left( \cfrac{1.6+3.2}{2}~~,~~\cfrac{-4.5+2.5}{2} \right)\implies \left( \cfrac{4.8}{2}~~,~~\cfrac{-2.0}{2} \right)\implies (2.4~,-1)[/tex]