Analytic Geometry · Geometry & Measurement

Midpoint and Distance Formulas

Developing formulas for finding the center and length of line segments on a Cartesian plane.

Key Questions

  1. 1How is the distance formula simply an application of the Pythagorean theorem?
  2. 2Why does averaging coordinates provide the exact center of a line segment?
  3. 3How can we use distance and midpoint to verify the properties of a quadrilateral?

Ontario Curriculum Expectations

ON: Analytic Geometry - Grade 10
Grade: Grade 10
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: Analytic Geometry
Period: Geometry & Measurement

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