What is the midpoint of CD given the coordinates C(-4,8) and D(8,-4)?

Question

Create an interesting, text-free image that suggests the concept of finding the midpoint of a line segment in the context of a coordinate system. The picture should represent a grid with markers at specific points which correlate with the coordinates: C(-4,8) being considered as a high left point and D(8,-4) as a deep right point. The image must visually imply a midpoint between those two points.

What is the midpoint of CD given the coordinates C(-4,8) and D(8,-4)?

(0,0)
(2,2)
(4,4)**
(6,6)

Am I right?

Answer 1

Mr.RightGuy is correct

Answers to connections academy
1d
2b
3b
4d
100% just took quick check!!!!

Answer 2

Thank you so much, this is still right in 2022

Answer 3

The first question bout' the mid points is, (2,2) Steve was wrong xD

Answer 4

@lilly is right thank you

Answer 5

happy new year btw

Answer 6

Also

What is the perimeter of 🔺ABC with vertices A(-2,9), B(7,-3) and C(-2,-3) in the coordinate plane?

21 units
15 units**
35 units
36 units

Answer 7

thank you Lilly

Answer 8

Yes, you are correct! The midpoint of CD is indeed (4, 4).

To find the midpoint of a line segment, you can use the midpoint formula, which states that the coordinates of the midpoint (M) are the average of the coordinates of the two endpoints:

Midpoint (M) = ((x1 + x2)/2, (y1 + y2)/2)

Let's apply this formula to find the midpoint of CD:

Coordinates of C: (-4, 8)
Coordinates of D: (8, -4)

Using the midpoint formula:
Midpoint (M) = ((-4 + 8)/2, (8 + -4)/2)
= (4/2, 4/2)
= (2, 2)

Therefore, the correct midpoint of CD is (2, 2).

Answer 9

#1 ok.

#2 you figured the length of the hypotenuse. The perimeter is 9+12+15 = 36.