HANDOUT IN ADVANCED MATHEMATICS (PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM – A REVIEW)

A REVIEW: PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM

SAMPLE ROUTINE PROBLEMS USING PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM

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 HANDOUT IN ADVANCED MATHEMATICS (MIDPOINT FORMULA – A REVIEW)

The midpoint of a line segment is the average of the x-coordinate values and the y-coordinate values
of its endpoints.

EXAMPLE: Find the coordinates (x, y) of the midpoint M of line segment AB.
SOLUTION:

x 2+ x 1
x=
2
3+−4 B
x=
2
−1 −1
x= x=
2 2
M
y 2+ y 1
y=
2
5+−9
y=
2
−4 A
y= y=−2
2

−1
FINAL ANSWER: The midpoint of line segment AB is M ( 2 ,−2)
EXERCISES: Find the midpoint of the line segment whose endpoints are the following:

1. (4, 2) and (8, 6)

2. (-3, - 1) and (5, 7)
3. (0, 4) and (6, 0)
4. (0,0) and (2, 3)
5. (- 8, 11) and (- 3, - 1)