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    Coordinate Geometry Formulas

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    This document outlines various formulas for working with straight line graphs, including: 1) Formulas for finding the distance and midpoint between two points, as well as the gradient of a line between two points. 2) How to find the gradient when given the angle a line makes with the run, and how to find the angle between two lines given their gradients. 3) Equations for finding the equation of a line passing through two points, with a given gradient, parallel or perpendicular to another line, or intersecting two other lines. 4) Formulas for finding the perpendicular distance from a point to a line, and the coordinates of a point dividing the interval between two other points in a given

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    This document outlines various formulas for working with straight line graphs, including: 1) Formulas for finding the distance and midpoint between two points, as well as the gradient of a line between two points. 2) How to find the gradient when given the angle a line makes with the run, and how to find the angle between two lines given their gradients. 3) Equations for finding the equation of a line passing through two points, with a given gradient, parallel or perpendicular to another line, or intersecting two other lines. 4) Formulas for finding the perpendicular distance from a point to a line, and the coordinates of a point dividing the interval between two other points in a given

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    This document outlines various formulas for working with straight line graphs, including: 1) Formulas for finding the distance and midpoint between two points, as well as the gradient of a line between two points. 2) How to find the gradient when given the angle a line makes with the run, and how to find the angle between two lines given their gradients. 3) Equations for finding the equation of a line passing through two points, with a given gradient, parallel or perpendicular to another line, or intersecting two other lines. 4) Formulas for finding the perpendicular distance from a point to a line, and the coordinates of a point dividing the interval between two other points in a given

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    Coordinate Geometry Formulas

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    This document outlines various formulas for working with straight line graphs, including: 1) Formulas for finding the distance and midpoint between two points, as well as the gradient of a line between two points. 2) How to find the gradient when given the angle a line makes with the run, and how to find the angle between two lines given their gradients. 3) Equations for finding the equation of a line passing through two points, with a given gradient, parallel or perpendicular to another line, or intersecting two other lines. 4) Formulas for finding the perpendicular distance from a point to a line, and the coordinates of a point dividing the interval between two other points in a given

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    Straight Line Graph Formulas

    The distance between two points (x


    1
    , y
    1
    ) and
    (x
    2
    , y
    2
    ) is given by:
    d = (x
    2
    ! x
    1
    )
    2
    + (y
    2
    ! y
    1
    )
    2
    Midpoint of two points (x
    1
    , y
    1
    ) and (x
    2
    , y
    2
    ) is
    given by:
    P = (
    x
    1
    + x
    2
    2
    ,
    y
    1
    + y
    2
    2
    )
    The gradient of the line between (x
    1
    , y
    1
    ) and
    (x
    2
    , y
    2
    ) is given by:
    m =
    y
    2
    ! y
    1
    x
    2
    ! x
    1
    Gradient can also be found when the angle the line
    makes with its run is given:
    m =
    rise
    run
    =
    opposite
    adjacent
    = tan!
    Finding the angle between two lines is found by:
    tan! =
    m
    1
    " m
    2
    1+ (m
    1
    )(m
    2
    )
    To find the equation of the line passing through
    (x
    1
    , y
    1
    ) and gradient m:
    y ! y
    1
    = m(x ! x
    1
    )
    To find the equation of the line passing through (x
    1
    , y
    1
    )
    and (x
    2
    , y
    2
    ) :
    y ! y
    1
    x ! x
    1
    =
    y
    2
    ! y
    1
    x
    2
    ! x
    1
    To find the equation of the line passing through
    (x
    1
    , y
    1
    ) and parallel to line ax + by + c = 0:
    a(x ! x
    1
    ) + b(y ! y
    1
    ) = 0
    To find the equation of a line passing through (x
    1
    , y
    1
    )
    and with perpendicular to line ax + by + c = 0:
    a(y ! y
    1
    ) ! b(x ! x
    1
    ) = 0
    Perpendicular lines gradients share the relationship:
    m
    1
    m
    2
    = !1
    To find the equation of the line passing through
    (x
    1
    , y
    1
    ) and the intersection of ax + by + c = 0 and
    dx + ey + f = 0:
    (ax
    1
    + by
    1
    + c) + k(dx
    1
    + by
    1
    + c) = 0
    Find k then resub it into
    (ax + by + c) + k(dx + by + c) = 0
    To find the intersection point of two lines solve both
    line equations simultaneously.
    To find the perpendicular distance from (x
    1
    , y
    1
    ) to
    the line ax + by + c = 0:
    d =
    ax
    1
    + by
    1
    + c
    a
    2
    + b
    2
    Coordinates of point P that divides the interval
    between points (x
    1
    , y
    1
    ) and (x
    2
    , y
    2
    ) in the ratio
    m : n :
    Internally: x =
    mx
    2
    + nx
    1
    m+ n
    , y =
    my
    2
    + ny
    1
    m+ n
    Externally: x =
    mx
    2
    ! nx
    1
    m! n
    , y =
    my
    2
    ! ny
    1
    m! n

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