Find the midpoint of the segment with the given endpoints.
-$(8,1)$ and $(9,5)$
A) $\left(-\frac{1}{2},-2\right)$
B) $\left(\frac{17}{2}, 3\right)$
C) $(-1,-4)$
D) $(17,6)$

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The midpoint of a segment with endpoints $(x_1, y_1)$ and $(x_2, y_2)$ is given by $\left(\frac{x_1 + x_2}{2}, \frac{y_1 + y_2}{2}\right)$. For the endpoints $(8,1)$ and $(9,5)$, the midpoint is $\left(\frac{8 + 9}{2}, \frac{1 + 5}{2}\right) = \left(\frac{17}{2}, 3\right)$.

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