document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=477235>Question 477235</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how to plot points, find the distance between the points, find the midpoint of the line segment joining the points,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #327152 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><B>solver91311(24713)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=solver91311><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=327152\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"+2\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<i><b>Plot points</b></i>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The first number in an ordered pair is the distance left (-) or right (+) from the origin (0,0).  The second number in an ordered pair is down (-) or up (+) from the origin.  For your first point, for example, go 1/2 unit right and 1 unit up.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<i><b>Find the distance between two points</b></i>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ d\ =\ sqrt{(x_1\ -\ x_2)^2\ +\ (y_1\ -\ y_2)^2}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "where where <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large \left(x_1,y_1\right)\"> and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large \left(x_2,y_2\right)\"> are the coordinates of the given points.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<i><b>Find the midpoint of the line segment joining the two points</b></i>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x\">-coordinate of the midpoint:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ x_m\ = \frac{x_1 + x_2}{2}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then find the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large y\">-coordinate of the midpoint:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ y_m\ = \frac{y_1 + y_2}{2}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "where where <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large \left(x_1,y_1\right)\"> and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large \left(x_2,y_2\right)\"> are the coordinates of the given points.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it<BR>\n" );
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