Find the Midpoint (1,-9) , (-4,-7)

$(1, - 9)$ , $(- 4, - 7)$

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

$(\frac{1 - 4}{2}, \frac{- 9 - 7}{2})$

Step 3

Subtract $4$ from $1$ .

$(\frac{- 3}{2}, \frac{- 9 - 7}{2})$

Step 4

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$(- \frac{3}{2}, \frac{- 9 - 7}{2})$

Step 5

Subtract $7$ from $- 9$ .

$(- \frac{3}{2}, \frac{- 16}{2})$

Step 6

Divide $- 16$ by $2$ .

$(- \frac{3}{2}, - 8)$

Step 7