Precalculus Examples

$(- 3, 1)$ , $(5, 6)$

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

$(\frac{- 3 + 5}{2}, \frac{1 + 6}{2})$

Step 3

Add $- 3$ and $5$ .

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

Step 4

Divide $2$ by $2$ .

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

Step 5

Add $1$ and $6$ .

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

Step 6