Geometry: Finding Distances and Midpoints – Questions

A. Find the distance of the following.

1. (8, -5)

2. (-5, -3)

3. (3, -7)

4. (-2, 9)

5. (6, 1)
6. (-3, -8) and (2, 3)

7. (-10, -7) and (4, 7)

8. (-9, -5) and (3, 7)

9. (-2, -1) and (8, 5)

10. (-1, -4) and (5, 9)

B. Find the Midpoint of the following.

11. (12 ,5)

12. (8 ,6)

13. (9, -2)

14. (5, -4)

15. (6, 9)
16. (8, 7) and (-4, -1)

17. (7, -2) and (1, 4)

18. (4, -5) and (9, 7)

19. (11, -1) and (6, 9)

20. (5, 2) and (7, 9)

Geometry: Finding Distances and Midpoints – Answers
C. Find the distance of the following.
1. (8, -5) 6. (-3, -8) and (2 ,3)
D=|a-b| D= √ (x2-x1)2 + (y2-y1)2
D= |8-5| D= √ (2-(-3))2 + (3-(-8))2
D= |4 | D= √ (5)2 + (11)2
D= 4 D= √ 25 + 121
D= √ 146
2. (-5, -3)
D=|a-b| 7. (-10, -7) and (4, 7)
D=| -5-(-3) | D= √ (x2-x1)2 + (y2-y1)2
D=|-5+3| D= √ (4-(-10))2 + (7-(-7))2
D=|-2| D= √ (14)2 + (14)2
D= -2 D= √ 196 + 196
D= √ 392
3. (3, -7)
D=|a-b| 8. (-9, -5) and (3, 7)
D= | 3-(-7) | D= √ (x2-x1)2 + (y2-y1)2
D= |3+7| D= √ (3-(-9))2 + (7-(-5))2
D= |10| D= √ (12)2 + (12)2
D= 10 D= √ 144 + 144
D= √ 288
4. (-2, 9)
D= | a-b | 9. (-2, -1) and (8, 5)
D= | -2-9 | D= √ (x2-x1)2 + (y2-y1)2
D= | -11 | D= √ (8-(-2))2 + (5-(-1))2
D= 11 D= √ (10)2 + (6)2
D= √ 100 + 36
5. (6,1) D= √ 136
D= |a-b|
D= | 6-1 | 10. (-1, -4) and (5, 9)
D= | 5 | D= √ (x2-x1)2 + (y2-y1)2
D= 5 D= √ (5-(-1))2 + (9-(-4))2
D= √ (6)2 + (13)2
D= √ 36 + 169
D= √ 205
B. Find the Midpoint of the
following.

11. (12, 5) 16. (8, 7) and (-4, -1)

M= A+B/2 M= (x1+x2/2, y1+y2/2)
M= 12+5/2 M= (8+(-4)/2, 7+(-1)/2)
M= 17/2 M= (4/2, 6/2)
M= 8.5 M= (2, 3)

12. (8, 6) 17. (7, -2) and (1, 4)

M= A+B/2 M= (x1+x2/2, y1+y2/2)
M= 8+6/2 M= (7+1/2, -2+4/2)
M=14/2 M= (8/2, 2/2)
M= 7 M= (4, 1)

13. (9, -2) 18. (4, -5) and (9, 7)

M= A+B/2 M= (x1+x2/2, y1+y2/2)
M= 9+(-2)/2 M= (4+9/2, -5+7/2)
M= 7/2 M= (13/2, 2/2)
M= 3.5 M= (6.5, 1)

14. (5, -4) 19. (11, -1) and (6, 9)

M= A+B/2 M= (x1+x2/2, y1+y2/2)
M= 5+(-4)/2 M= (11+6/2, -1+9/2)
M= 1/2 M= (17/2, 8/2)
M=0.5 M= (8.5, 4)

15. (6, 9) 20. (5, 2) and (7, 9)

M= A+B/2 M= (x1+x2/2, y1+y2/2)
M= 6+9/2 M= (5+7/2, 2+9/2)
M=15/2 M= (12/2, 11/2)
M= 7.5 M= (6, 5.5)