Distance
Midpoint
Distance Word Problems
Midpoint Word Problems
Algebra Review
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What is the distance formula?

d=√(x₂-x₁)²+(y₂-y₁)²

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What is the midpoint formula?
M(((x₁+x₂)/2),((y₁+y₂)/2)))
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Amy, and Ella are playing jump rope. Amy is standing at (5,6) and Ella is standing at (2,5). What is the distance between them?

√10 or 3.16

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Kyle was standing in between KFC and McDonalds. If McDonald is located at 8 and KFC is located at 22, what coordinate is Kyle located at?

15

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Combine like terms.

2x-12+3x-18

What is 5x-30

200

What is the distance between (8,11) and (8,4)?

7

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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)

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A teacher is standing in the classroom at the coordinate -3 and a student is sitting at the coordinate 14. What is the distance between the teacher and student?

17

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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)
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3x+2 = 8

What is x = 2

300
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
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Find the midpoint of the line segment AB where point A is at ( 0, 2 ) and point B is at ( -1, - 4 ).
(-.5,-1)
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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?

6.4

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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)
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2(x-10) = -10
What is x = 5
400

If a leg of a triangle is 3 meters long and its hypotenuse is 5 meters long... What is the length of the other leg?

4 meters
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Find the Endpoint of the line segment which has a midpoint at( 1, - 4 ) and a endpoint at ( 0 , 2 ).

(2,-10)

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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?

4.47

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Tommy is at Disneyland taking pictures with the characters. If SpongeBob is at (-8,3) and Mickey Mouse is at (2,-5), and Tommy is sitting between them, where is Tommy located at?

(-3,-1)

400

1/3(2x+5)=7

What is x = 8

500

The length of AB is 17. 

Given: A (1,2) and B (9, y). 

Find the two possible values of y.

-13 and 17

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A Circle has a diameter of having endpoints at (-8,6) and (4,-4). What are the coordinates of the center of the circle?

(-2, 1)

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On a number line, point Q is 2/5 the distance from points A and B. A is located at -19 and B is located at -11. What is the coordinate of point Q?

-14

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Lily is deciding between dessert or Teaway. Teaway is at (5,6) and the dessert house is at (9,-3). If Lily is standing in between them, where is she?

(7,1.5)

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3x-5=2x+10

What is x = 15

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