Find the Midpoint (-8,5) , (7,2)

$(- 8, 5)$ , $(7, 2)$

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

$(\frac{- 8 + 7}{2}, \frac{5 + 2}{2})$

Step 3

Add $- 8$ and $7$ .

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

Step 4

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

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

Step 5

Add $5$ and $2$ .

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

Step 6