Find the Midpoint (-5.1,-2) , (1.4,1.7)

$(- 5.1, - 2)$ , $(1.4, 1.7)$

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

$(\frac{- 5.1 + 1.4}{2}, \frac{- 2 + 1.7}{2})$

Step 3

Add $- 5.1$ and $1.4$ .

$(\frac{- 3.7}{2}, \frac{- 2 + 1.7}{2})$

Step 4

Divide $- 3.7$ by $2$ .

$(- 1.85, \frac{- 2 + 1.7}{2})$

Step 5

Add $- 2$ and $1.7$ .

$(- 1.85, \frac{- 0.3}{2})$

Step 6

Divide $- 0.3$ by $2$ .

$(- 1.85, - 0.15)$

Step 7