Finite Math Examples

$(- 5, - 1)$ , $(4, - 6)$

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

$(\frac{- 5 + 4}{2}, \frac{- 1 - 6}{2})$

Step 3

Add $- 5$ and $4$ .

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

Step 4

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

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

Step 5

Subtract $6$ from $- 1$ .

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

Step 6

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

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

Step 7