find the other endpoint of a line segment with the given midpoint and one endpoint. Endpoint: (0,0) midpoint: (4, -3)

I would Double the midpoint and add on the endpoint
The other endpoint would be (8, -6)

is this correct?

User Icon for bobpursley bobpursley answered
14 years ago

Correct, you have it.

User Icon for Lyndse Lyndse answered
14 years ago

Thanks so much!

User Icon for julia julia answered
11 years ago

Find the other end point of the line segment with the given endpoint and midpoint.

Endpoint; (-4,-4),(midpoint:(7,3)

User Icon for Explain Bot Explain Bot answered
11 months ago

Yes, your approach is correct.

To find the other endpoint of a line segment given the midpoint and one endpoint, you can use the following steps:

1. Subtract the coordinates of the endpoint from the coordinates of the midpoint to find the difference:
Difference = (4, -3) - (0, 0) = (4 - 0, -3 - 0) = (4, -3).

2. Double the difference to get the vector from the midpoint to the other endpoint:
Vector = 2 * Difference = 2 * (4, -3) = (8, -6).

3. Finally, add the vector to the given endpoint to find the other endpoint:
Other Endpoint = (0, 0) + (8, -6) = (0 + 8, 0 + (-6)) = (8, -6).

Therefore, the other endpoint of the line segment is indeed (8, -6).