Distance
Midpoint
Distance Word Problems
Midpoint Word Problems
100
What is the distance between (8,11) and (8,4)?
7
100
Given the points A and B where A is at coordinates ( 2,-5 ) and B is at coordinates ( -3,-7 ) on the line segment AB, find the midpoint of AB.
(-.5,-6)
100
The teacher stands at (4,2) and a student is sitting at (2,2). What is the distance between the teacher and students?
2
100
Sharon is standing at (5,8) when two cars from the same distance is driving towards her. One of the car is located at (-1, 3), where is the other car located at?
(11,13)
200
Given the points A and B where A is at coordinates ( 2, -5 ) and B is at coordinates ( -3, -7 ) on the line segment AB, find the length of AB.
√29 or 5.39
200
Find the midpoint of the line segment AB where point A is at ( 0, 2 ) and point B is at ( -1, - 4 ).
(-.5,-1)
200
Tommy's phone is ringing in the bedroom,(4,7), but he is in the living room,(8,2). What is the distance Tommy needs to go to pick up his phone?
√41 or 6.4
200
Henry just got out of school and he can either go to the library or to the mall. If the two places are equidistances from the school, the mall is at (9,2) and the school is at (3,4), where is the library located at?
(-3,6)
300

Classify triangle ABC as scalene (no equal sides), isosceles (2 equal sides), or equilateral (three equal sides).  A(3,1), B(4,2), C(1,3)

scalene

300
Find the midpoint of the line segment joining the points ( 1, - 4 ) and ( - 4, 2 )
(-1.5,-1)
300
To get from his home to his girlfriend's home, Jimmy must drive around the library. If he drives 3 miles north, then 4 miles east, and finally 5 miles south, what is the straight-line distance between Jimmy's home and his girlfriend's home?
√20 or 4.47
300

Tommy is at Disneyworld taking pictures with the characters. He is sitting at (-3, -1), exactly halfway between If Donald Duck at (-8,3) and Mickey Mouse.  What is Micky Mouse's location?  

(2,-5)

400

Classify triangle ABC as scalene (no equal sides), isosceles (2 equal sides), or equilateral (three equal sides). A(-4,3), B(4,3), C(0,4)

isosceles

400

B (-2, 6) is the midpoint of line segment AC. Point A is at (3, 5).  FInd the coordinates of point C. 

(8, 4)

400
A skydiver lands 150 yards west and 30 yards north of a target. A second skydiver lands 45 yards east and 150 yards south of the same target. How far from each other did the two skydivers land?
√70425 or 265.38
400

A puppy is sitting exactly halfway between its ball and its bone. The ball is at (5,6) and the puppy is at (7, 1.5).  What is the location of the bone?  

(9, -3)

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