Linear and Non Linear Relationships · Functions and Graphs

Midpoint and Distance

Using coordinates to find the distance between two points and the location of the midpoint.

Key Questions

  1. 1How is the distance formula simply an application of Pythagoras Theorem?
  2. 2Why does the midpoint formula involve averaging the coordinates of the endpoints?
  3. 3When would finding the midpoint be useful in civil engineering or navigation?

ACARA Content Descriptions

AC9M9M01
Year: Year 9
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: Linear and Non Linear Relationships
Period: Functions and Graphs

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