Basic Math Examples

find the midpoint of $(- 4, 2)$ and $(- 3, - 5)$

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

$(\frac{- 4 - 3}{2}, \frac{2 - 5}{2})$

Step 3

Subtract $3$ from $- 4$ .

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

Step 4

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

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

Step 5

Subtract $5$ from $2$ .

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

Step 6

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

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

Step 7