Find the Midpoint (-5,1) , (-3,7)

$(- 5, 1)$ , $(- 3, 7)$

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

$(\frac{- 5 - 3}{2}, \frac{1 + 7}{2})$

Step 3

Subtract $3$ from $- 5$ .

$(\frac{- 8}{2}, \frac{1 + 7}{2})$

Step 4

Divide $- 8$ by $2$ .

$(- 4, \frac{1 + 7}{2})$

Step 5

Add $1$ and $7$ .

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

Step 6

Divide $8$ by $2$ .

$(- 4, 4)$

Step 7