September 3, 2009
No CommentsHow to Find the Midpoint
Description
This video gives one example of how to use the midpoint formula when given two (x, y) points. Tips for solving are included in the video. This video provides a more complicated example to show that midpoint is not impossible to find when given more complicated numbers.
Overview
The midpoint formula is similar to the distance formula because it used for lines and graphs. Very often the two formulas are used together. The midpoint formula is not so much a formula as a point on the line that you must solve for. The formula is ({x1 + x2}/2 , {y1 + y2}/2). In order to use this formula, you must be given two points on a graph: (x1, y1) and (x2, y2). Plug these in their proper place in the formula and solve the equations. You should end up with another (x, y) point. This is your midpoint – the point right in the middle of these two points you were given.
