PLANE
COORDINA
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G E O M E T RY
Label me!
M(a,c) H(_,_)
In parallelogram
MATH, what are
the coordinates
of H?
A(0,0) T(b,0)
How long is this part?
Use the number line below to find the
length of each of the following segments.
A B C D E F G
Distance between Two Points
It is always non-negative. It is
positive when the two points are
different, and zero if the points are
the same. If P and Q are two
points, then the distance from P to
Q is same as the distance from Q
to P. That is, PQ = QP.
ample: Find the distance between the given points.
𝑑 =√ ¿ ¿ ¿
𝑑 =√ ¿ ¿
𝑑= √ ¿ ¿
𝑑=√ 16+ 36
𝑑=√ 52
𝑑=2 √ 13 𝑜𝑟 7.21
Example:
A. Find the distance
𝑑 =√ ¿ ¿ ¿
between: 𝑑 =√ ¿ ¿
(X1 Y1) (X2 Y2)
𝑑= √ ¿ ¿
1. P(1,3) and Q(7,11)
𝑑=√ 3 6+ 6 4
2. F(1,6) and G(5,-2)
𝑑=√ 100
3. M(2,-3) and N(10,-
3) 𝑑=10
Example:
B. Find the coordinates of the midpoint of
the
segment whose endpoints areandgiven
Solution for A(6,8) B(12,10)
below.
1. A(6,8) and 𝑀= (
𝑋 1 + 𝑋 2 𝑌 1+ 𝑌 2
2
,
2 )
B(12,10)
2. C(5,11) and
𝑀= (
6+12 8 +10
2
,
2 )
D(9,5)
𝑀= (
18 18
,
2 2 )
3. K(-3,2) and
𝑀 =( 9 , 9 )
L(11,6)
Seatwork:
In your notebook,
answer the examples
from letters A and B,
numbers 2 and 3 .