Midpoint formula is ( (x₁+x₂) / 2, (y₁+y₂) / 2 )
So that would be ( (9-1) / 2, (8-2) / 2 ) = ( 8 / 2, 6 / 2 ) = (4, 3)
Final answer: (4, 3)
An exponent signifies repeated multiplication.
the factor x is repeated 3 times
Exponents can be added and subtracted to express the effects of multiplication and division.

The addition and subtraction of exponents works the same even when there are more denominator factors than numerator factors.

That is, a negative numerator exponent is the same as a positive denominator exponent and vice versa. You can move a factor with an exponent from denominator to numerator and change the sign of the exponent, and vice versa.
Your expression has 3 in the denominator with a negative exponent. It can be moved to the numerator and the exponent changed to positive:

So the equation for these types of equations is f(x) = a(x-h)+k with h being a horizontal translation, a being a stretch/compression and k being a vertical translation. So here if you want a stretch of 4 a would be four, g(x)=4(-3x-h)+k. Also, there is a horizontal translation so it would be positive 4 into the equation. Since there is no change in the y-axis there is no vertical translation resulting in g(x) = 4(-3x-4)