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Midpoint and Distance Formulas

This document provides information on the midpoint and distance formulas. It defines the midpoint formula as used to find the point that is exactly between two other points by taking the average of the x-coordinates and y-coordinates of the two points. The distance formula is defined as the square root of the sum of the squares of the differences between the x-coordinates and y-coordinates of two points, and is used to find the distance between any two points on a coordinate plane. Examples of using both formulas to find midpoints and distances between points are shown.

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Midpoint and Distance Formulas

This document provides information on the midpoint and distance formulas. It defines the midpoint formula as used to find the point that is exactly between two other points by taking the average of the x-coordinates and y-coordinates of the two points. The distance formula is defined as the square root of the sum of the squares of the differences between the x-coordinates and y-coordinates of two points, and is used to find the distance between any two points on a coordinate plane. Examples of using both formulas to find midpoints and distances between points are shown.

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Midpoint and Distance

Formulas
Objectives:
1. Find the midpoint of a segment on the
coordinate plane.
2. Find the distance between two points on the
coordinate plane.
Midpoint Formula
The Midpoint formula is used
when you need the point that is
exactly between two other points.
The midpoint formula is applied
when you need to find a line that
bisects a specific line segment.
Essentially, the 'middle point' is
called the "midpoint".
Use the midpoint formula
x1 y1 x2 y2 Label the points as x1, y1 and
x2, y2
Plug the values into the formula

( )
− 1+6 2+1 and simplify
,
2 2

( )
5 3
,
2 2
x1 y1 x2 y2

( 5 +− 4 12+8
2
,
2 )
( )1 20
,
2 2

( 2 , 10 )
1
x1 y1 x2 y2

( 4 +14 5+13
2
,
2 )
( 18 18
2 2
, )
(9 , 9)
Distance Formula

Definition:
• The distance formula is used to determine
the distance, d, between two points. If the
coordinates of the two points are (x1, y1) and
(x2, y2), the distance equals the square root
of x2 − x1 squared + y2 − y1 squared.
Examples:
1. Find the distance between two points (- 3,
2) and (1, - 1)?

d=
=
=
=
=
d=5
2. Find the distance between two points (3, 2)
and (3, - 1)?

d=
=
=
=
d = 3  Vertical distance (The absolute value
of the difference of the y-coordinates of two
points)
3. Find the distance between two points (5, -2)
and (3, - 2)?

d=
=
=
=
d = 2  Horizontal distance (The absolute
value of the difference of the x-coordinates of
two points)
References:

http://www.virtualnerd.com/algebra-1/radical-
expressions-equations/distance-midpoint-
formulas/distance-formula/distance-formula-
derivation

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