Midpoint Between

Two Points

Finding the Coordinates of

an Endpoint
REVIEW: How long is this part?
QUESTIONS:
1.How did you find the length of each line
segment?
2.Did you use the coordinates of the points
in finding the length of each segment? If
yes, how?
3.Which segments are congruent? Why?
4.How would you relate the lengths of the
following segments?
a. AB, BC, and AC
b. AC, CE and AE
REAL-LIFE APPLICATION: Distance Formula
QUESTIONS:
1.What are the coordinates of the points
corresponding to the houses of Jose,
Emilio, Diego and the plaza?
2.How far is Emilio’s house from Diego’s
house?
3.Suppose the City Hall is 4 km north of
Jose’s house,
a. how far is it from the plaza?
b. how far is it from Emilio’s house?
QUESTIONS:
4. How far is the gasoline station from
Jose’s house if it is 4 km south of Emilio’s
house?
5. What are the coordinates of the points
corresponding to the City Hall and
gasoline station?
 Midpoint and Distance in the Coordinate Plane
• You can use formulas to find the midpoint and the length of
any segment in the coordinate plane.
Number Line Coordinate Plane
ab  x1  x2 y1  y2 
M M , 
2  2 2 
 Finding the Midpoint
You can find the midpoint of a segment by
using the coordinates of its endpoints.
Calculate the average of the x-coordinates
and the average of the y-coordinates of the
endpoints.

Helpful Hint
To make it easier to picture the problem,
plot the segment’s endpoints on a
coordinate plane.
Midpoint and Distance in the Coordinate Plane
 Finding the Midpoint
• Segment AB has endpoints at -4 and 9. What is the coordinate of its
midpoint?

ab
M
2
5
M
4  9 M  2.5
2 2
Finding the Midpoint
Finding the Midpoint
 Finding the Midpoint
• Segment EF has endpoints E (7 , 5) and
F (2 , -4). What are the coordinates of its midpoint M?

 x1  x2 y1  y2 
M , 
 2 2 
 7  2 5  ( 4) 
M , 
 2 2 

9 1
M , 
2 2
 Try this!

• Find the coordinates of the midpoint M

of the segments whose endpoints are:
a. (-7, 6), (-5, -1)
b. (1, 0), (5, 2)
c. (-0.5, -0.4), (0.1, -0.1)
Finding the Coordinates
of an Endpoint
 Finding an Endpoint
• The midpoint of segment CD is M(-2 , 1). One endpoint is
C (-5 , 7). What are the coordinates if the other endpoint D?

 5  x 2 7  y 2 
( 2,1)   , 
 2 2 
5  x 2 7  y2
2  1
2 2
4  5  x2 2  7  y2
1  x2 5  y 2 D (1, 5)
 More examples:

4. Midpoint : (3, -4); Endpoints (4, -1) (x,

-7). Find x.
5. Distance = 6 units; Endpoints ( 6, -4) (0,
k). Find k.
6. The distance between point (4, c) and (0,
-2) is 5 units. Find the value of c.