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Find the midpoint of the line segment joining the points(-1,-3) and (-5,8)

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The midpoint formula: ( x1 +x2 /2 , y1 + y2 /2)
Plug the numbers :
(-1-5 /2 , -3+8 /2 ) so the midpoint is (-3,2.5)

Note: by /2 i mean divided the numbers after substituting them
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