The Distance and Midpoint Formulas

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The Distance and Midpoint Formulas

• Topic 7.1

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Distance Formula

• Used to find the distance between two points

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Example

• Find the distance between A(4,8) and B(1,12)

A (4, 8)
B (1, 12)
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YOU TRY!!

• Find the distance between
• A. (2, 7) and (11, 9)
• B. (-5, 8) and (2, - 4)

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Midpoint Formula

• Used to find the center of a line segment

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Example

• Find the midpoint between A(4,8) and B(1,12)

A (4, 8)
B (1, 12)
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YOU TRY!!

• Find the midpoint between
• A) (2, 7) and (14, 9)
• B) (-5, 8) and (2, - 4)