Algebra Examples

What is the midpoint between $(3, - 1)$ and $(7, - 5)$

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

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

Step 3

Add $3$ and $7$ .

$(\frac{10}{2}, \frac{- 1 - 5}{2})$

Step 4

Divide $10$ by $2$ .

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

Step 5

Subtract $5$ from $- 1$ .

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

Step 6

Divide $- 6$ by $2$ .

$(5, - 3)$

Step 7