Find the Midpoint (-1,-5) and (8,-2)

$(- 1, - 5)$ and $(8, - 2)$

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

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

Step 3

Add $- 1$ and $8$ .

$(\frac{7}{2}, \frac{- 5 - 2}{2})$

Step 4

Subtract $2$ from $- 5$ .

$(\frac{7}{2}, \frac{- 7}{2})$

Step 5

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$(\frac{7}{2}, - \frac{7}{2})$

Step 6