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

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

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

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

Step 3

Add $- 2$ and $1$ .

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

Step 4

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

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

Step 5

Add $- 8$ and $1$ .

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

Step 6

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

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

Step 7