Ali's house and Will's house are represented by the points A and W on the coordinate plane below.

Question

A= (-2,1)
W= (4, 5)

The boys want to meet exactly halfway between their houses. What are the coordinates of the point that represents this location?

A. (1,3)

B. (-4,2.5)

C. (3,3)

D. (-3,-2)

Answer 1

To find the coordinates of the point that represents the location halfway between A and W, we can use the midpoint formula.

Midpoint formula: ((x₁ + x₂)/2, (y₁ + y₂)/2)

Plugging in the values:

(((-2 + 4)/2), ((1 + 5)/2))

Simplifying:

(2/2, 6/2)

(1, 3)

So the coordinates of the point that represents the location halfway between A and W is (1, 3).

Therefore, the correct answer is A. (1, 3).