Distance and Midpoint Formulas Challenge

What is the primary goal of learning the distance and midpoint formulas?

• To calculate the area of a triangle

• To find the distance and midpoint of segments

• To solve quadratic equations

• To determine the slope of a line

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CCSS.HSG.GPE.B.6

Which theorem is the distance formula based on?

• Binomial Theorem

• Remainder Theorem

• Pythagorean Theorem

• Fundamental Theorem of Calculus

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CCSS.HSG.GPE.B.7

What is the distance between the points (-5, 3) and (-2, -3)?

• 6.71

• 8.00

• 7.28

• 5.00

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CCSS.HSG.GPE.B.7

What should you do with double negatives in the distance formula?

• Multiply them

• Subtract them

• Turn them into pluses

• Ignore them

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CCSS.HSG.GPE.B.7

What is the approximate distance between the points (-4, 1) and (3, -1)?

• 9.00

• 8.00

• 7.28

• 6.71

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CCSS.HSG.GPE.B.7

What is the midpoint formula used for?

• Finding the slope of a line

• Calculating the area of a rectangle

• Determining the midpoint of a segment

• Solving linear equations

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CCSS.HSG.GPE.B.6

What is the midpoint of the segment with endpoints (7, -5) and (9, -1)?

• (9, -2)

• (8, -2)

• (8, -3)

• (7, -3)

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CCSS.HSG.GPE.B.6

How do you find a missing endpoint if you know the midpoint and one endpoint?

• Use the slope formula

• Use the quadratic formula

• Use the distance formula

• Use the midpoint formula and solve algebraically

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CCSS.HSG.GPE.B.6

If the midpoint is (-1, 2) and one endpoint is (3, -5), what is the other endpoint?

• (-2, 6)

• (-3, 7)

• (-4, 8)

• (-5, 9)

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CCSS.HSG.GPE.B.6

What should you do if you get fractions as coordinates in the midpoint formula?

• Convert them to decimals

• Leave them as improper fractions

• Ignore them

• Round them to the nearest whole number

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CCSS.HSG.GPE.B.6