Find the Midpoint (-4,8) , (1,7.5)

$(- 4, 8)$ , $(1, 7.5)$

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

$(\frac{- 4 + 1}{2}, \frac{8 + 7.5}{2})$

Step 3

Add $- 4$ and $1$ .

$(\frac{- 3}{2}, \frac{8 + 7.5}{2})$

Step 4

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$(- \frac{3}{2}, \frac{8 + 7.5}{2})$

Step 5

Add $8$ and $7.5$ .

$(- \frac{3}{2}, \frac{15.5}{2})$

Step 6

Divide $15.5$ by $2$ .

$(- \frac{3}{2}, 7.75)$

Step 7