Find the Midpoint (8,-6) , (5,-1)

$(8, - 6)$ , $(5, - 1)$

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

$(\frac{8 + 5}{2}, \frac{- 6 - 1}{2})$

Step 3

Add $8$ and $5$ .

$(\frac{13}{2}, \frac{- 6 - 1}{2})$

Step 4

Subtract $1$ from $- 6$ .

$(\frac{13}{2}, \frac{- 7}{2})$

Step 5

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$(\frac{13}{2}, - \frac{7}{2})$

Step 6