Precalculus Distance and Midpoint — Page 1 of 2

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DISTANCE AND MIDPOINT

Distance between two points on a line

–5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5

Mathematical expression:

–5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5

Mathematical expression:

Distance between two points on a plane

5 5
4 4
3 3
2 2
1 1

–5 –4 –3 –2 –1 1 2 3 4 5 –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 1 2 3 4 5
–1 –1
–2 –2
–3 –3
–4 –4
–5 –5

“x-distance”: “x-distance”:

“y-distance”: “y-distance”:

actual distance: actual distance:

 Precalculus Distance and Midpoint — Page 2 of 2

Midpoint on a line

–5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5

Mathematical expression:

–5 –4 –3 –2 –1 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5

Mathematical expression:

Midpoint on a plane

5 5
4 4
3 3
2 2
1 1

–5 –4 –3 –2 –1 1 2 3 4 5 –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 1 2 3 4 5
–1 –1
–2 –2
–3 –3
–4 –4
–5 –5

“x-midpoint”: “x-midpoint”:

“y-midpoint”: “y-midpoint”:

actual midpoint: ( , ) actual midpoint: ( , )