Find the midpoint of the line segment joining the points $( - 6,0 )$ and $( 8,4 )$ .
A) $( 14,4 )$
B) $( 1,4 )$
C) $( 7,2 )$
D) $( 1,2 )$
E) $( 2,4 )$

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The midpoint of a line segment is found by averaging the x-coordinates and the y-coordinates of the endpoints. For the points $(-6,0)$ and $(8,4)$, the midpoint is $\left(\frac{-6+8}{2}, \frac{0+4}{2}\right) = (1,2)$.

Find the Midpoint of the Line Segment Joining the Points (−6,0)( - 6,0 )(−6,0)

Find the Midpoint of the Line Segment Joining the Points $( - 6,0 )$