Find the midpoint of the line segment joining the points. $( - 5,4 , - 2 ) , ( 5,3 , - 2 )$
A)(-2, $\frac { 7 } { 2 }$ ,0)
B)( $\frac { 7 } { 2 }$ ,0,-2)
C)(0, $\frac { 7 } { 2 }$ ,-2)
D)(-2,0, $\frac { 7 } { 2 }$ )
E)(0,-2,0)

Question

Find the midpoint of the line segment joining the points. $( - 5,4 , - 2 ) , ( 5,3 , - 2 )$ 
A)(-2, $\frac { 7 } { 2 }$ ,0)
B)( $\frac { 7 } { 2 }$ ,0,-2)
C)(0, $\frac { 7 } { 2 }$ ,-2)
D)(-2,0, $\frac { 7 } { 2 }$ )
E)(0,-2,0)

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The midpoint of a line segment in 3D space is found by averaging the x, y, and z coordinates of the endpoints. For the given points $(-5,4,-2)$ and $(5,3,-2)$, the midpoint is $\left(\frac{-5+5}{2}, \frac{4+3}{2}, \frac{-2-2}{2}\right) = (0, \frac{7}{2}, -2)$.

Find the Midpoint of the Line Segment Joining the Points (−5,4,−2),(5,3,−2)( - 5,4 , - 2 ) , ( 5,3 , - 2 )(−5,4,−2),(5,3,−2)

Find the Midpoint of the Line Segment Joining the Points $( - 5,4 , - 2 ) , ( 5,3 , - 2 )$