Midpoint of a Line Segment Worksheet
Practice finding the midpoint of line segments on a coordinate plane and using the midpoint formula.
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Midpoint of a Line Segment
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Show all your work for full credit.
1. What is the definition of a midpoint of a line segment?
2. The midpoint formula for a line segment with endpoints (x₁, y₁) and (x₂, y₂) is given by M = ( , ).
3. Plot the points A(-4, 2) and B(6, 2) on the coordinate plane below. Then, find the midpoint of the line segment AB and label it M.
Coordinates of M:
4. What is the midpoint of the line segment with endpoints (3, -5) and (-1, 7)?
(2, 2)
(1, 1)
(1, 2)
(2, 1)
5. Find the midpoint of the line segment joining the points P(-8, -2) and Q(4, 6). Show your work.
6. The midpoint of a line segment is always one of the endpoints of the segment.
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False
7. The midpoint of a line segment is M(2, 5). One endpoint is A(-3, 1). Find the coordinates of the other endpoint B.
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