Find the Midpoint (1,-9) , (5,6)

$(1, - 9)$ , $(5, 6)$

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

$(\frac{1 + 5}{2}, \frac{- 9 + 6}{2})$

Step 3

Add $1$ and $5$ .

$(\frac{6}{2}, \frac{- 9 + 6}{2})$

Step 4

Divide $6$ by $2$ .

$(3, \frac{- 9 + 6}{2})$

Step 5

Add $- 9$ and $6$ .

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

Step 6

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

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

Step 7