Find the midpoint of the segment joining the points (7, -6) and (15, -2)
A) (-8, -4)
B) (-4, -11)
C) (-4, 22)
D) (11, -4)
E) (22, -8)

Name: Find the midpoint of the segment joining the points (7, -6) and (15, -2) A) (-8, -4) B) (-4, -11) C) (-4, 22) D) (11, -4) E) (22, -8)
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The midpoint formula is:

$$(\frac{x_1 + x_2}{2}, \frac{y_1 + y_2}{2})$$

Thus, the midpoint of the segment joining (7, -6) and (15, -2) is:

$$Midpoint = (\frac{7+15}{2}, \frac{-6-2}{2}) = (11,-4)$$

Therefore, the answer is D.

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