Find the Midpoint (-1,5) , (-8,-4)

$(- 1, 5)$ , $(- 8, - 4)$

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 $(x_{2}, y_{2})$ .

$(\frac{- 1 - 8}{2}, \frac{5 - 4}{2})$

Step 3

Subtract $8$ from $- 1$ .

$(\frac{- 9}{2}, \frac{5 - 4}{2})$

Step 4

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$(- \frac{9}{2}, \frac{5 - 4}{2})$

Step 5

Subtract $4$ from $5$ .

$(- \frac{9}{2}, \frac{1}{2})$

Step 6