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Question
Find the midpoint of the line segment joining the following pair of point :
( -3, 5) and (9, -9)
Solution
Coordinates of R are ,
R (x , y) = R `((-3 + 9)/2 , (5 - 9)/2)`
= R (3 , -2)
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