Find the Midpoint (-7,-2) , (-3,-4)

$(- 7, - 2)$ , $(- 3, - 4)$

Use the midpoint formula to find the midpoint of the line segment.

$(\frac{x_{1} + x_{2}}{2}, \frac{y_{1} + y_{2}}{2})$

Substitute in the values for $(x_{1}, y_{1})$ and $(x_{2}, y_{2})$ .

$(\frac{- 7 - 3}{2}, \frac{- 2 - 4}{2})$

Subtract $3$ from $- 7$ .

$(\frac{- 10}{2}, \frac{- 2 - 4}{2})$

Divide $- 10$ by $2$ .

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

Cancel the common factor of $- 2 - 4$ and $2$ .

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Factor $2$ out of $- 2$ .

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

Factor $2$ out of $- 4$ .

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

Factor $2$ out of $2 \cdot - 1 + 2 \cdot - 2$ .

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

Cancel the common factors.

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Factor $2$ out of $2$ .

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

Cancel the common factor.

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

Rewrite the expression.

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

Divide $- 1 - 2$ by $1$ .

$(- 5, - 1 - 2)$

Subtract $2$ from $- 1$ .

$(- 5, - 3)$

Find the Midpoint (-7,-2) , (-3,-4)

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