Find the Midpoint (-12,-3) , (3,-8)

$(- 12, - 3)$ , $(3, - 8)$

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

$(\frac{- 12 + 3}{2}, \frac{- 3 - 8}{2})$

Step 3

Add $- 12$ and $3$ .

$(\frac{- 9}{2}, \frac{- 3 - 8}{2})$

Step 4

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$(- \frac{9}{2}, \frac{- 3 - 8}{2})$

Step 5

Subtract $8$ from $- 3$ .

$(- \frac{9}{2}, \frac{- 11}{2})$

Step 6

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$(- \frac{9}{2}, - \frac{11}{2})$

Step 7