When you use the midpoint formula, can you take either point as(x1,y1) and either point as (x2,y2)? why or why not?

The endpoints are the (x₁, y₁) and (x₂, y₂) values. It does not matter which endpoint is first or second. You will get the same answer either way.

For example: assume we have two endpoints with coordinates (1, 3) and (4, 5)

Let (1,3) represent the first coordinate and (4,5) the second coordinate.

Then, M =

Now let's change the order so that (4, 5) represents the first coordinate and (1,3) represents the second coordinate.

Then, M =

Since we are adding two numbers and addition is commutative, then it doesn't matter which order the endpoints are in.

ask the math teacher she or he would know lol.

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