Precalculus Examples

$(1, 1)$ , $(9, 7)$

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

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

Step 3

Add $1$ and $9$ .

$(\frac{10}{2}, \frac{1 + 7}{2})$

Step 4

Divide $10$ by $2$ .

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

Step 5

Add $1$ and $7$ .

$(5, \frac{8}{2})$

Step 6

Divide $8$ by $2$ .

$(5, 4)$

Step 7