|
|
Determine the Midpoint of a Line Segment
|
|
|
|
Description
|
|
Determine the midpoint of a line segment.
|
Enter a start point of the line segment:
|
>
|
![[1, 2]](/support/helpjp/helpview.aspx?si=3908/file05279/math34.png)
|
|
![[1, 2]](/support/helpjp/helpview.aspx?si=3908/file05279/math37.png)
| (1) |
Enter the end point of the line segment.
|
>
|
![[6, 7]](/support/helpjp/helpview.aspx?si=3908/file05279/math46.png)
|
|
![[6, 7]](/support/helpjp/helpview.aspx?si=3908/file05279/math49.png)
| (2) |
Use the following formula to calculate the midpoint of the line segment created by joining the two points, (1) and (2), with a straight line.
|
>
|
![(1/2)*([1, 2]+[6, 7])](/support/helpjp/helpview.aspx?si=3908/file05279/math58.png)
|
|
![[7/2, 9/2]](/support/helpjp/helpview.aspx?si=3908/file05279/math61.png)
| (3) |
|
|
Download Help Document
Was this information helpful?
