UCSS Math II 5.1.1 Example 2

Show mathematically that [math](1, 5.5)[/math] is the midpoint of the line segment with endpoints [math](–2, 1)[/math] and [math](4, 10)[/math].

[list=1] [*]Calculate the distance between the endpoint [math](–2, 1)[/math] and the midpoint [math](1, 5.5)[/math]. [*]Calculate the distance between the endpoint [math](4, 10)[/math] and the midpoint [math](1, 5.5)[/math]. [/list] This applet is provided by Walch Education as supplemental material for the [i]UCSS Secondary Math II[/i] program. Visit [url="http://www.walch.com"]www.walch.com[/url] for more information on our resources.