Problema Solution

These problems perplex me I have no idea what the midpoint is from the line segment from P1 to P2 is (-4,6) so if P1 = (-3,6) what is P2 ?

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P = (-4, 6) is the midpoint for the segment P1P2

P1 = (-3, 6)

P2 = (x, y)

Since P is midpoint we use the formula for midpoint:

(1/2)(-3 + x) = - 4

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x = -5

(1/2)(6 + y) = 6

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y = 6

The point P2 has the following coordinates (-5, 6)