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Midpoint

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Midpoint of a Line

The midpoint of a line is the point that lies the same distance from each of the endpoints.

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Midpoint

  • To calculate the coordinates of the midpoint between points A and B, work out the horizontal distance between A & B and add half of this to the x-coordinate of A.
  • This is the x-coordinate of the midpoint.
  • Do the same for the vertical distance to get the y-coordinate.
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Midpoint formulae

  • The coordinates of the midpoint of a line AB are given by the formulae above.

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