PROJECT IN ELECTIVE 10

Midpoint
Formula
IN REAL LIFE

SUBMITTED BY
SHEA CHERISSE G. IBAÑEZ
10-EMERALD

SUBMITTED TO
MA’AM JOY CHRISTIE F. LANCIOLA
ELECTIVE TEACHER
 Midpoint
formula
In geometry, the midpoint is the middle point
of a line segment. It is equidistant from both
endpoints, and it is the centroid both of the
segment and of the endpoints. It bisects the
segment.

Think about it this way: If you are given two

numbers, you can find the number exactly between
them by averaging them, by adding them together
and dividing by two. The Midpoint Formula works
exactly the same way. If you need to find the
point that is exactly halfway between two given
points, just average the x-values and the y-
values.
 Midpoint Uses
in Real Life
SURVEYING DISTANCES

A person that usually works with distance might want to determine

the halfway point between two locations: First, he or she will
have to create a map using a Cartesian Coordinate system and then
use the midpoint formula.

Example Situation: Captain Ymontara will travel from NAIA located

in Manila, Philippines to JFK situated in New York City, U.S.A.
The flight requires a stop over in between. He has to determine
where he will have a stop over by using the midpoint formula.

Point A (NAIA) = (5, 3)

Point B (JFK) = (1, -3)

Point M (stop over)

= (x1+x2 / 2, y1+y2 / 2)
= (5+1 / 2, 3+(-3) / 2)
= (6/2, 0/2)
= (3, 0)

Captain Ymontara will fly from NAIA, stop over at Dubai International
Airport and arrive in JFK at a span of 17 hours and 33 minutes.
 BAKING

Example Situation: Odette wants to bake some cookies and she

knows that if you use 1 cup of flour she will end up with 3 packs
and if Odette use 3 cups of flour, she will end up with 5
cookies.

The problem is she wants to make an amount of cookies halfway

between those numbers because otherwise Odette would not have
enough or she would have too many cookies.

Point A = (1, 3)Point B = (3, 5)

Point M = (x1+x2 / 2, y1+y2 / 2)
= (1+3 / 2, 3+5 / 2)
= (4/2, 8/2)
= (2,4)

The proper measurement of flour is 2 cups of flour in order for Odette

to make the right amount of cookie packs.
 CARPENTRY

Example Situation: Bob the Builder wants to build a 2 glass

window for his mother Barbara. As a perfectionist, Bob uses the
midpoint formula in order to find the midpoint of a 4 by 3 window
frame with hits opposite side lies on the second quadrant. What
is the midpoint?

Point A = (4, 3)
Point B = (-4, 3)
Point M = (x1+x2 / 2, y1+y2 / 2)
= (4+(-4) / 2, 3+3 / 2)
= (0/2,6/2)
= (0, 3)

The window frame will be divided by Bob through the y-axis.

DRESS MAKING

Example Situation: Martha wants to make a dress for her daughter

but she can’t fugure out where to sew on the buttons. She asked
Harold, her mathematician husband, for help. Harold suggests to
use the midpoint formula. The measurements of the dress lies in
the first and second quadrant at 5 by 5 cm. Where is the midpoint
of the dress?
 Point A = (5, 5)Point B = (-5,5)
Point M = (x1+x2 / 2, y1+y2 / 2)
= (5+(-5) / 2, 5+5 / 2)
= (0/2,10/2)
= (0, 5)

After solving, Harold told Martha that the buttons should be sewn in the
y-axis to be exact with the measurements of the dress. With her
husband’s help, Martha completed the dress.

PROJECT MAKING/ARTS AND CRAFTS

Example Situation: Alyssa is an architecture student. Her

professor required her to make a project about a garden pathway
exactly situated in the middle of their university. The
university, however, is straight. One way for Alyssa to do this
project is to find the midpoint along the university pathway
which is 4 by 3 km (situated in the first and fourth quadrant)
by using the midpoint formula. What is the midpoint of the
university pathways?
 Point A = (4,3)Point B = (4,-3)
Point M = (x1+x2 / 2, y1+y2 / 2)
= (4+4 / 2, 3+(-3) / 2)
= (8/2,0/2)
= (4, 0)

Alyssa figured that the garden should be situated along the x-axis when
the university pathway is viewed from a cartesian plane. At the end of
the semester, her profeswas astonished by how she figured out a proper
location for the garden.

Sources
https://www.sophia.org/tutorials/midpoint-formula-in-the-real-world--5
https://www.purplemath.com/modules/midpoint.htm
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/ivytech-collegealgebra/chapter/plotting-ordered-pairs-in-the-
cartesian-coordinate-system/
www.google.com.sa
PROJECT IN ELECTIVE 10

Distance
Formula
USES IN REAL LIFE

SUBMITTED BY
SHEA CHERISSE G. IBAÑEZ
10-EMERALD

SUBMITTED TO
MA’AM JOY CHRISTIE F. LANCIOLA
ELECTIVE TEACHER
 Distance
formula

Distance Formula: Given the two points (x1, y1) and (x2,
y2), the distance d between these points is given by the
formula:

The distance formula is a formula that is used to

find the distance between two points. These points
can be in any dimension.

For example, you might want to find the distance

between two points on a line (1d), two points in
a plane (2d), or two points in space (3d).
 Distance Uses
in Real Life
LOCATIONS

People use the distance formula for looking and siting a place’s
location.

Example 1: Engineer Jasmine needs to know how far her next

project will be. Apparently, Engr. Jasmine is old school and she
wants to use the distance formula instead of using Google Maps.
Her apartment location has the coordinates of 1, -2 and as she
looks at her blue print, the location lies in the third quadrant
with the coordinates of 5, 1. How far is her new project? (In km)

Her new project is 5 km away.

Example 2: Toni wants to know how far her long distance partner
is from her. Her locations have the coordinates of 4, 4 partner
is 9, 10. How far is Toni’s partner? (In km)

Toni’s long distance partner is 7.8 km away from her.

Sources
https://www.purplemath.com/modules/distform2.html
www.google.com
www.canva.com