Find the midpoint of PQ

Answer:
[tex](3.2)[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
we know that
The formula to calculate the midpoint between two points is equal to
[tex]M(\frac{x1+x2}{2} .\frac{y1+y2}{2})[/tex]
In this problem we have
[tex]P(-2,8), Q(8,-4)[/tex]
Substitutes the values in the formula
[tex]M(\frac{-2+8}{2} .\frac{8-4}{2})[/tex]
[tex]M(3.2)[/tex]
The coordinates of the midpoint of line PQ is [tex]\boxed{\left( {3,2} \right)}.[/tex]
Further explanation:
The formula for distance between the two points can be expressed as follows,
[tex]\boxed{{\text{Distance}} = \sqrt {{{\left( {{x_2} - {x_1}} \right)}^2} + {{\left( {{y_2} - {y_1}} \right)}^2}} }[/tex]
The formula for the coordinates of midpoint of two points can be expressed as follows,
[tex]\boxed{{\text{Coordinates of midpoint}} = \left( {\frac{{{x_1} + {x_2}}}{2},\frac{{{y_1} + {y_2}}}{2}} \right)}[/tex]
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Explanation:
From the graph it has been observed the coordinate of point P is [tex]P\left( { - 2,8} \right)[/tex] and coordinate of point Q is [tex]Q\left( { 8, -4} \right).[/tex]
Consider the midpoint of side PQ as R.
Consider the midpoints of the side PQ as [tex]\left( {x,y} \right).[/tex]
The midpoint between the points [tex]\left( { - 2,8} \right)[/tex] and [tex]\left( { 8, -4} \right)[/tex] can be obtained as follows,
[tex]\begin{aligned}{\text{Coordinate of R}} &= \left( {\frac{{8 - 2}}{2},\frac{{8 - 4}}{2}} \right)\\\left( {x,y} \right) &= \left({\frac{6}{2},\frac{4}{2}} \right)\\\left( {x,y} \right)&= \left({3,2} \right)\\\end{aligned}[/tex]
The coordinates of the midpoint of line PQ is [tex]\boxed{\left( {3,2} \right)}.[/tex]
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Answer details:
Grade: High School
Subject: Mathematics
Chapter: Coordinate Geometry
Keywords: Midpoint, point P, point Q, distance formula, section formula, line, line segment, coordinate geometry, PQ, quadrants.