Find the Midpoint (-1,5) , (1,-8)

$(- 1, 5)$ , $(1, - 8)$

Step 1

Use the midpoint formula to find the midpoint of the line segment.

$(\frac{x_{1} + x_{2}}{2}, \frac{y_{1} + y_{2}}{2})$

Step 2

Substitute in the values for $(x_{1}, y_{1})$ and $(x_{2}, y_{2})$ .

$(\frac{- 1 + 1}{2}, \frac{5 - 8}{2})$

Step 3

Add $- 1$ and $1$ .

$(\frac{0}{2}, \frac{5 - 8}{2})$

Step 4

Divide $0$ by $2$ .

$(0, \frac{5 - 8}{2})$

Step 5

Subtract $8$ from $5$ .

$(0, \frac{- 3}{2})$

Step 6

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$(0, - \frac{3}{2})$

Step 7