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document.write( "Find the length of AB there is aline above it and the midpoint of ab\r
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document.write( "1) A (-10,6) 2) A (8,3)
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document.write( " B (4,2) B (7,-2)\r
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document.write( "Thanks,\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #71606 by jim_thompson5910(35256) ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 1)\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"Find the length of AB\"\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Start with the given distance formula\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the distance approximates to\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "which rounds to\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "14.56\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the distance between (-10,6) and (4,2) is approximately 14.56 units\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "-----------------------------------------------------------------\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"Find the midpoint of ab\"\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "In order to find the midpoint, we need to average each corresponding coordinate. In other words, we need to add up the corresponding coordinates and divide the sum by 2.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So lets find the averages between the two points\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "To find \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the x-coordinate of the midpoint is -3 (i.e. x=-3)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "To find \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the y-coordinate of the midpoint is 4 (i.e. y=4)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Answer:\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since the coordinates of the midpoint are x=-3, y=4, this means the midpoint is (-3,4)\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Check:\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Here is a graph to visually see the answer\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "We could visually verify our answer if we simply draw right triangles from each point like this:\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Here we can see that the two triangles are congruent, so our answer is verified.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2)\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"Find the length of AB\"\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Start with the given distance formula\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the distance approximates to\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "which rounds to\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "5.1\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the distance between (8,3) and (7,-2) is approximately 5.1 units\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "------------------------------------------------------------------------------\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"Find the midpoint of ab\"\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "In order to find the midpoint, we need to average each corresponding coordinate. In other words, we need to add up the corresponding coordinates and divide the sum by 2.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So lets find the averages between the two points\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "To find \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the x-coordinate of the midpoint is 7.5 (i.e. x=7.5)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "To find \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the y-coordinate of the midpoint is 0.5 (i.e. y=0.5)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Answer:\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since the coordinates of the midpoint are x=7.5, y=0.5, this means the midpoint is (7.5,0.5)\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Check:\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Here is a graph to visually see the answer\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "We could visually verify our answer if we simply draw right triangles from each point like this:\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Here we can see that the two triangles are congruent, so our answer is verified.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |