Grant and Hector want to build a clubhouse at the midpoint between their houses.
\The Grants house is at point
and Hectors house is at point
.
Find the coordinates of the clubhouse:
\Observe the graph:
\The coordinates for point
are
and the coordinates for point
are
.
(Midpoint formula)
(Substitute
and
)
(Simplify)
(Simplify)
The coordinates of the clubhouse are
.
The coordinates of the clubhouse are
.