The distance, midpoint slope on a

coordinate plane
Maria wants to have a tree between the points
A(18, 12) and B(10, 6) such that the tree will be
exactly halfway to the two trees at A and B.

A B
M
 (10, 6)
(18, 12) M B
A

1. What is the average of our x-coordinate?

2. What is the average of our y-coordinate?
3. What is the formula for finding the midpoint of
points?
DISTANCE FORMULA
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𝟐 𝟐 𝟐 BD = 𝒚𝟐 − 𝒚𝟏
𝒄 = 𝒂 +𝒃
AB = BD + AD (𝑥2 , 𝑦2 ) AD= 𝒙𝟐 − 𝒙
B

(𝑥1 , 𝑦1 )
A (𝑥2 , 𝑦1 )
D x
 𝒄𝟐 = 𝒂𝟐 + 𝒃𝟐
AB = BD + AD BD = 𝒚𝟐 − 𝒚𝟏
AB = (𝒚𝟐 −𝒚𝟏 )𝟐 + (𝒙𝟐 − 𝒙𝟏 )𝟐 AD= 𝒙𝟐 − 𝒙𝟏
AB = (𝒚𝟐 −𝒚𝟏 )𝟐 + (𝒙𝟐 − 𝒙𝟏 )𝟐
( -3, 2 ) (-2, 3)
(𝑥1 , 𝑦1 ) (𝑥2 , 𝑦2 )
D= (𝒚𝟐 −𝒚𝟏 )𝟐 + (𝒙𝟐 − 𝒙𝟏 )𝟐
= (𝟑 − 𝟐)𝟐 + (−𝟐 − (−𝟑))𝟐
= 𝟐
(𝟏) + (−𝟐 + 𝟑) 𝟐

= (𝟏)𝟐 + (𝟏)𝟐
= 1+ 𝟏
= 2
(5, -3) (-2, -4)
(𝑥1 , 𝑦1 ) (𝑥2 , 𝑦2 )
D = (𝒚𝟐 −𝒚𝟏 )𝟐 + (𝒙𝟐 − 𝒙𝟏 )𝟐
= (−𝟒 − (−𝟑))𝟐 + (−𝟐 − 𝟓)𝟐
= (−𝟒 + 𝟑)𝟐 + (−𝟕)𝟐
= 𝟏 𝟐+ (𝟒𝟗)
= 1+49
= 50
=5 2
 SLOPE
( -3, 2 ) (-2, 3) (5, -3) (-2, -4)
𝑦2 −𝑦1 𝑦2 −𝑦1
m= m=
𝑥2 −𝑥1 𝑥2 −𝑥1
3−2 −4−(−3)
= =
−2−(−3) −2−5
1 −4+3
= =
−2+3 −7
1 −1 1
= or 1 = or
1 −7 7
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