Midpoint is a geometric concept, which refers to the center point of a line segment, and can also be called the center or bisector of a line segment. The midpoint has the following properties:
1, the midpoint divides the line segment into two equal parts: two line segments with equal length can be obtained by connecting the two endpoints of the line segment with the midpoint.
2. The distance between the midpoint and the two endpoints of the line segment is equal: the distance between the midpoint and the two endpoints of the line segment is equal.
3. The midpoint is on the line segment: the midpoint is on the straight line connecting the two ends of the line segment and inside the line segment.
4. Coordinates of the midpoint: If the coordinates of the two endpoints of a line segment are known, the coordinates of the midpoint can be obtained by averaging the coordinates of the two endpoints.
Knowledge expansion:
Mathematics is a universal means for human beings to strictly describe and deduce the abstract structure and mode of things, and can be applied to any problem in the real world. All mathematical objects are artificially defined in essence. In this sense, mathematics belongs to formal science, not natural science. Different mathematicians and philosophers have a series of views on the exact scope and definition of mathematics.
Mathematics plays an irreplaceable role in the development of human history and social life, and it is also an indispensable basic tool for studying and studying modern science and technology.
Three mathematicians in the world:
1, Archimedes (287 BC-2 BC12), great philosophers, encyclopedic scientists, mathematicians, physicists and mechanics in ancient Greece, were the founders of static mechanics and hydrostatics, enjoying the reputation of "the father of mechanics". Archimedes, Gauss and Newton are listed as the three greatest mathematicians in the world.
2. Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss (German: Johann Karl Friedrich Gao? , English: Gauss, Latin: Carolus Fridericus Gauss,1April 30, 777-1February 23, 855), a famous German mathematician, physicist, astronomer, geometer and geodesist, graduated from Caroline Institute (now Brunswick Polytechnic University).
3. isaac newton (1643 65438+10.4—1727 March 3 1), Sir, President of the Royal Society, a famous British physicist and mathematician, is an encyclopedic "all-rounder" and author of Natural Philosophy and Optics.