Application of Coordinate Geometry

The parts A(3, 4), B(4, 3) and C(8, 6) form a triangle ABC.

Give the coordinates of M, the midpoint of BC 

\( \left [ \frac{1}{2} \scriptsize (x_1 \; + \; x_2), \normalsize \frac{1}{2} \scriptsize (y_1 \; + \; y_2) \right ] \)

x₁ = 4, y₁ = -3

x₂ = 8, y₂ = 6

Coordinates of M,

M{ ½ (4 + 8), ½ (-3 + 6)}

M{ ½ (12), ½ (3)}

M{6, 1½}