Distance and Midpoint

Formula with
Coordinate Proof
• Read and analyze each statement carefully. Choose the correct answer and write only the letter
of your answer on your answer sheet.
 Finding the distance between two
points
Example 1: Find the distance
between the points A(-3 4) and
B(5, -2).
 Finding the distance between two
points
Example 2: The vertices of are
M(0,4) L(-4, -2), and S(4, -2).
Show that is isosceles.
 Finding the MIDPOINT between two points
Example 1: Find the
coordinates of the midpoint
of the line segment AB
shown in the coordinate
plane at the right.
 Finding the MIDPOINT between two points
Example 2: The coordinates of the endpoints of are (-8, -
2) and 92, 8), respectively. What are the coordinates of
its midpoint?
Example 3: M(-6, 5) is the midpoint of . If the
coordinates of endpoint O is (12, -7) , find the
coordinates of endpoint P.
Example 1: Show that the figure formed when the points
A90,0), C(2,3), E(6,3) and R(4,0) are connected
consecutively is a parallelogram.
Example 2: Prove that diagonals of a rectangle are
congruent.
Example 3: is an isosceles triangle and B is the midpoint
of Find the missing coordinates of Point F and point B.
EQUATION OF A CIRCLE
 STANDARD EQUATION OF A CIRCLE
A. Circle with the center B. Circle with the center
at the origin. at (h,k).
Example 1: Writing equation of a circle whose center is at
the origin.

a) The equation of a circle with center at the origin

and radius of 2 units is: .

b) The equation of a circle with center at the origin

and radius of 4 units is :
Example 2: Write the equation of a circle whose
center is at C(2,4) and radius of 3 units.

Example 3: Write the equation of a circle whose center is at

C(-5,1) and radius of 7 units.

Example 4: Given the equation of a circle, , find the

coordinates of the center and the length of the radius.
GENERAL EQUATION OF A CIRCLE
Example 1: Rewrite the equation of the circle, , into general
form.

Example 2: Rewrite the equation of the circle , , into

general form.
FINDING THE CENTER AND THE RADIUS OF A CIRCLE

Example 1: Find the length of the radius and the coordinates of

the center of the circle given its equation,

Example 2: Find the length of the radius and the coordinates of

the center of the circle given its equation,
GRAPHING CIRCLES ON THE COORDINATE
PLANE
Example 1:
Draw the graph of the circle described by the equation:

Example 2: Sketch the graph of the circle defined by the

equation:

Example 3: Find the standard equation of the circle whose

diameter has endpoints (4,0) and (0, -2). Then sketch the
graph.
 Enjoy
Learning!