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The Midpoint Formula: The midpoint of a segment with endpoints (x1 , y1) and (x2 , y2)
has coordinates
Example:
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Exercises:
1. Find the midpoint of the segment connecting the points (6,4) and (3,-4).
2. Find the midpoint of the segment connecting the points (a,b) and (3a,c).
3. M is the midpoint of . The coordinates of A are (-2,3) and the coordinates of
M are (1,0). Find the coordinates of B.
4. The coordinates of quadrilateral ABCD are A(-3,-1), B(3,1), C(7,5), and D(1,3). Do
the diagonals bisect each other?
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Exercises:
1. Determine whether R(2,7), S(5,1) y T(15,25) are alligned points.
2. Calculate the value of a in the following aligned points: A(2,7), B(5,-1) and
C(a,-25).
3. Given A(0,1), B(2,5) and P(x,y), how must be x and y so that A, B and P are
aligned?
4. Calculate the value of t so that A(1,2), B(7,-11) and C(t,2t) are aligned.
2. EQUATIONS OF LINES
Bisectors of quadrants.
The bisector of the first ( and third) quadrant has the equation y = x, so its slope is
m = 1. (blue line)
The bisector of the second (and fourth) quadrant has the equation y=-x, so its slope is
m=-1. (red line)
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The two-point form equation of the line can also be written as:
Examples:
1. Find the slope and y-intercept for the equation 2y = -6x + 8.
First solve for "y =": y = -3x + 4
Remember the form: y = mx + b
Answer: the slope (m) is -3
the y-intercept (b) is 4
2. Given that the slope of a line is -3 and the line passes through the point (-2,4), write
the equation of the line.
The slope: m = -3
The point (x1 ,y1) = (-2,4)
Remember the form: y - y1 = m ( x - x1)
Substitute: y - 4 = -3 (x - (-2))
ANS. y - 4 = -3 ( x + 2)
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4. Find the slope of the line that passes through the points (-3,5) and (-5,-8).
x − (− 3) y− 5 x+ 3 y− 5
= → = →
− 5 − ( − 3) −8− 5 −2 − 13
− 13 ( x + 3)
y− 5= → y − 5 = 6.5 ( x + 3)
−2
Exercises:
1. Which of the following equations passes through the points (2,4) and (-3,-6)?
Choose:
a) y = (1/2)x - 2 b) y = 2x c) y = 2x + 4 d) y = (-1/2)x + 2
2. Which of the following equations passes through the points (2,1) and (5,-2)?
Choose:
a) b) y = -x + 3 c) y = -x+2 d)
2. Does the graph of the straight line with slope of -2 and y-intercept of -3 pass through
the point (5,-13)?
Choose:
a) Yes b) No
3. The slope of this line is 3/2.
Choose:
a) True
b) False
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a) 3 b) c) d) 2
5. Which is the correct slope of the line through (-2,3) and (4,-5)?
Choose:
a) b) c) d)
8. Which is the equation of a line that passes through the point (2,5) and has a slope of
-3?
Choose:
a) y = -3x - 3 b) y = -3x + 17 c) y = -3x + 11 d) y = -3x + 5
9. What is the equation of this line?
Choose:
a) b) y = 2x - 3
c) d) y = -2x - 3
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10. What is an equation for the line that passes through the coordinates (2,0) and (0,3)?
Choose:
a) b) c) d)
Slope of perpendicular lines. Perpendicular lines have negative reciprocal slopes. The symbol
to indicate perpendicular is an up-side-down capital T.
Exercises:
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Parallel Lines are lines that Lines that intersect in a Two lines that lie on top of
never intersect. Two point are called one another are called
nonvertical lines are parallel intersecting lines. coincident lines. Two
if and only if they have the straight lines are
same slope. coincidental if all their
points are common.
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The distance between two points A=(x1,y1) and B=(x2,y2) in the plane is given by the
formula:
Example:
The distance between A=(-2,5) and B=(6,12) is given by:
Exercises:
1. Find the length of the line segment whose endpoints are (-3, 4) and (5,4).
2. Find the distance between the points (-4,-5) and (1,-2).
3. The point (5,4) lies on a circle. What is the length of the radius of this circle if the
center is located at (3,2)?
4. Find JK.
5. The coordinates of rectangle ABCD are A(0,2), B(4,8), C(7,6) and D(3,0). Show
that the diagonals are equal in length.
6. Two birds are flying toward a birdhouse
that is halfway between them. The birds
are at coordinates A(-4,4) and B(10,-2).
What are the coordinates of the birdhouse?
How far will each bird fly (to nearest tenth
of a foot) to arrive at the birdhouse, if
each grid on the graph represents 100 feet?
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7. Given that .
Q(4,5), U(11,1),
A(1,-4), D(0,3)
Final exercises:
1. What is the slope of a line perpendicular to 2y = -6x - 10?
Choose:
a) -3 b) 3 c) -1/3 d) 1/3
2. Given 3y - 4x = 5 and 4y + 6 = 3x, are these lines parallel, perpendicular or neither?
Choose:
a) parallel b) perpendicular c) neither
3. What is the equation of a line that passes through the point (4,-5) and is parallel to
3x + 2y = 12?
Choose:
a) y = -3x + 6 b) y = (3/2)x + 1 c) y = 3x + 1 d) y = (-3/2)x + 1
4. What is the equation of a line that passes through the point (-1,-2) and is
perpendicular to -5x = 6y + 18?
Choose:
a) y = (6/5)x – (4/5) b) y = (-6/5)x + (6/5) c) y = (6/5)x + (4/5) d) y = (-6/5)x - (4/5)
5. Given 4y - 2x = 10 and -6y - 6 = -3x, are these lines parallel, perpendicular or
neither?
Choose:
a) parallel b) perpendicular c) neither
6. What is the equation of a line that is parallel to y = -4 and passes through the point
(3,7)?
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Choose:
a) y = 3x – 4 b) y = 3 c) y = 3x + 7 d) y = 7
7. Write the equation of a line that is parallel to 4x + 2y = -8 and has the same y-
intercept as -3y = -2x - 9?
Choose:
a) y = 4x – 9 b) y = -4x – 9 c) y = -2x – 3 d) y = -2x + 3
8. A line passes through a point (2,5) and has a slope of -3. What is the equation of a
line perpendicular to this line through (2,5)?
Choose:
a) y = (1/3)x + 13/3 b) y = -3x + 17 c) y = -3x + 11 d) y = (1/3)x - 2/3
9. What is te slope of a line that would be
perpendicular to the line shown in this
graph?
Choose:
a) -1/2 b) 2 c) 1/2 d) -2
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12. A rancher is putting up a new fenced in area for his horses. The corners of the
fenced area are located at A(0,0), B(20,0), C(8,24) and D(-8,16).
a. By checking slopes, show the relationship between and .
b. By checking slopes, show the relationship between , and .
c. What kind of quadrilateral is the pasture, and why?
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