Find the coordinates of the midpoint of the segment whose endpoints are (9,3) and (-1,-9).
average x = (8/2) = 4
average y = (0/2) = 0
so
(4,0)
To find the coordinates of the midpoint of a segment, we can average the x-coordinates and the y-coordinates of the endpoints.
Given the endpoints (9,3) and (-1,-9), the x-coordinate of the midpoint is the average of the x-coordinates of the endpoints:
Midpoint x-coordinate = (9 + (-1)) / 2 = 8 / 2 = 4
Similarly, the y-coordinate of the midpoint is the average of the y-coordinates of the endpoints:
Midpoint y-coordinate = (3 + (-9)) / 2 = -6 / 2 = -3
Therefore, the coordinates of the midpoint of the segment is (4, -3).