Question

1. diego and jayson are at the mall. diego is at the starbucks entrance (-1, 8) and jayson is at game stop (7, 4). what would be the midpoint for diego and jayson to meet?

Explanation:

Step1: Recall mid - point formula

The mid - point formula for two points $(x_1,y_1)$ and $(x_2,y_2)$ is $(\frac{x_1 + x_2}{2},\frac{y_1 + y_2}{2})$. Here, let $(x_1,y_1)=(-1,8)$ and $(x_2,y_2)=(7,4)$.

Step2: Calculate the x - coordinate of the mid - point

$x=\frac{-1 + 7}{2}=\frac{6}{2}=3$.

Step3: Calculate the y - coordinate of the mid - point

$y=\frac{8 + 4}{2}=\frac{12}{2}=6$.

Answer:

$(3,6)$