Question

Use the image to answer the question.

Line segment upper P upper Q slants up from left to right on a coordinate plane. The x-axis ranges from negative 5 to 5 and the y-axis ranges from negative 5 to 3 both in 1 unit increments.

If you are asked to find the midpoint of QP¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
, what are you trying to do?

(1 point)
Responses

Make an approximate guess of the point that divides QP¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
into two congruent parts.
Make an approximate guess of the point that divides line segment cap q cap p into two congruent parts.

Determine a third point that could make QP¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
part of a triangle.
Determine a third point that could make line segment cap q cap p part of a triangle.

Calculate the point that divides QP¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
into two equal parts.
Calculate the point that divides line segment cap q cap p into two equal parts.

Calculate the point that makes points Q and P equal to each other.

Answer 1

Calculate the point that divides QP¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ into two equal parts.

Explanation: the midpoint is the point exactly halfway between Q and P (averaging their x- and y-coordinates).