Algebra Examples

$(7, 9)$ , $(- 1, 5)$

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

$(\frac{7 - 1}{2}, \frac{9 + 5}{2})$

Step 3

Subtract $1$ from $7$ .

$(\frac{6}{2}, \frac{9 + 5}{2})$

Step 4

Divide $6$ by $2$ .

$(3, \frac{9 + 5}{2})$

Step 5

Add $9$ and $5$ .

$(3, \frac{14}{2})$

Step 6

Divide $14$ by $2$ .

$(3, 7)$

Step 7