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    Distance and Midpoints: Objective

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    (1) To find the midpoint between two points, add the x-coordinates and y-coordinates of the points and divide each by 2. (2) To find the distance between two points, take the absolute value of the difference between their x-coordinates squared plus the absolute value of the difference between their y-coordinates squared, then take the square root of the sum. (3) You can use the midpoint formula and a known endpoint to solve for the coordinates of the unknown endpoint of a segment.

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    Distance and Midpoints: Objective

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    (1) To find the midpoint between two points, add the x-coordinates and y-coordinates of the points and divide each by 2. (2) To find the distance between two points, take the absolute value of the difference between their x-coordinates squared plus the absolute value of the difference between their y-coordinates squared, then take the square root of the sum. (3) You can use the midpoint formula and a known endpoint to solve for the coordinates of the unknown endpoint of a segment.

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    (1) To find the midpoint between two points, add the x-coordinates and y-coordinates of the points and divide each by 2. (2) To find the distance between two points, take the absolute value of the difference between their x-coordinates squared plus the absolute value of the difference between their y-coordinates squared, then take the square root of the sum. (3) You can use the midpoint formula and a known endpoint to solve for the coordinates of the unknown endpoint of a segment.

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    Distance and Midpoints: Objective

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    (1) To find the midpoint between two points, add the x-coordinates and y-coordinates of the points and divide each by 2. (2) To find the distance between two points, take the absolute value of the difference between their x-coordinates squared plus the absolute value of the difference between their y-coordinates squared, then take the square root of the sum. (3) You can use the midpoint formula and a known endpoint to solve for the coordinates of the unknown endpoint of a segment.

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    Distance and Midpoints

    Objective:
    (1)To find the distance between two points
    (2) To find the midpoint of a segment
    Definitions
    • Midpoint: The points halfway between the
    endpoints of a segment.
    • Distance Formula: A formula used to find the
    distance between two points on a coordinate
    plane.
    • Segment Bisector: A segment, line, or plane
    that intersects a segment at its midpoint.
    Midpoint
    • To find the midpoint
    A B C D E F G H I J
    along the number line,
    add both numbers and -6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6 8 10 12
    divide by 2. Find the midpoint of BH
    48 4
     2
    ab 2 2
    2 The coordinate of the
    midpoint is 2.
    E is the midpoint.
    More Midpoint
    B(-1,7)
    • For the midpoint on a
    coordinate plane, the
    formula is:
    A(-8,1)
     x1  x2 y1  y2 
    M , 
     2 2 
      8  (1) 1  7 
     , 
     2 2 
     9 8
     , 
     2 2
     1 
    This is the midpoint.   4 ,4 
     2 
    Finding the endpoint of a segment
    • We’re still going to use Find the coordinates for X
    the Midpoint Formula: if M(5,-1) is the
    midpoint and the other
     x1  x2 y1  y2  endpoint has
    M , 
     2 2  coordinates Y(8,-3)

    • But the there will be a x1  x2


    • 2 helps us find
    few unknowns:
    the x-coordinate of the
    endpoint.
    Finding the endpoint of a segment
    8  x2
    5 Multiply both sides by 2 to eliminate the denominator

    2
     8  x2 
    2
     2 
      2 5  8  x2  10
    -8 -8 Subtract 8 from both sides

    x2 = 2 This is the x-coordinate of


    y1  y2 This helps us find
    the other endpoint

    the y-coordinate of
    2 the midpoint

     3  y2   3  y2 
    2
     1  2 2   2  1
     
    Finding the endpoint of a segment
     3  y2  2
    +3 +3
    y2 = 1 This is the y-coordinate of the
    endpoint

    The coordinate of the other


    endpoint is X(2,1).
    Finding the value of a variable
    M is the midpoint of AB.
    A
    Find the value of x:  3x - 5
    Since M is a midpoint, that M
    means that AM=MB which 
    x+9
    means B

    3x – 5 = x + 9
    -x -x 2x = 14
    2x – 5 = 9 2 2
    +5 +5 x=7
    2x = 14
    Distance
    • Remember:
    A B C D E F G H I J
    AB means the length of
    AB -6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6 8 10 12
    Find CJ
    To find the distance on the
    -2 -12=-14= 14
    number line, take the
    CJ = 14
    absolute value of the
    difference of the Find EA
    2 – (-6)
    coordinates. =2+6
    a – b =8
    =8
    EA = 8
    More Distance
    A(-3,1)
    The distance between two
    points in the coordinate
    B(4,-2)
    plane is found by using
    the following formula:
    d  [4  (3)]2  (2  1) 2
    d  ( x2  x1 ) 2  ( y2  y1 ) 2
    d  (7) 2  (3) 2
    d  49  9
    d  58
    d  7.6

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