Chapter 1: Tools of Geometry 1.

3: Distance and Midpoints

Objective:
● Find the distance between two points
● Find the midpoint of a segment

● The DISTANCE between two points is the length of the segment with those points as its endpoints.

Use the number line to find each measure.

AF = EF =

DE = BE =

AD =

What about if we wanted to find the distance between 2

points in the coordinate plane?
For example, what if we wanted to find the distance
between E(–4, 1) and F(3, –1)?

Find the distance between A(–3, 4) and M(1, 2).

 Chapter 1: Tools of Geometry 1.3: Distance and Midpoints

The coordinates of the vertices of a quadrilateral are R(–5, –10), S(–8, –1), T(–2, 3), and U(2, –3).
Find the perimeter of the quadrilateral. Leave your answer in exact form.

Use the formula to find the coordinate of the midpoint of each segment.

1. 𝐷𝐺

2. 𝐹𝐺

3. 𝐴𝐷

4. 𝐵𝐷

5. The length of a drag racing strip is mile long. How many feet from the finish line is the midpoint of the racing strip?
 Chapter 1: Tools of Geometry 1.3: Distance and Midpoints

Find the coordinates of the midpoint of a segment with the given endpoints.
1. E(–2, 6), F(–9, 3)

2. A(0, 0), B(10, 8)

3. K(–11, 2), L(–19, 6)

Find the coordinates of D if E(–6, 4) is the midpoint Find the coordinates of R if N (8, –3) is the midpoint
of and F has coordinates (–5, –3). of and S has coordinates (–1, 5).

What is the measure of if Q is the midpoint of ?