The endpoints of ab are a(1, 8) and b(−5, 3). what is the midpoint of ab?
exercise 2
a. what is the midpoint of a = 1 + 8i and b= −5 + 3i?
b. using a = x1 + y1i and b= x2 + y2i, show that, in general, the midpoint of points a and b is a+b
2 , the
arithmetic average of the two numbers.