Midpoint of a Line (Cambridge (CIE) IGCSE International Maths)
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Written by: Mark Curtis
Reviewed by: Dan Finlay
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Midpoint of a Line
How do I find the midpoint of a line?
The midpoint of a line will be the same distance from both endpoints
You can think of a midpoint as being the average (mean) of two coordinates
The midpoint of and is
Worked Example
The coordinates of A are (−4, 3) and the coordinates of B are (8, −12).
Find the coordinates of the midpoint of AB.
The midpoint can be found using
Substitute in the values of x and y from each point into their correct positions
Simplify
(2, −4.5)
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