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M is the midpoint of pq verify that this is the midpoint by using the distance formula to show tha pm equals mq?
Let P(x1, y1), Q(x2, y2), and M(x3, y3).If M is the midpoint of PQ, then,(x3, y3) = [(x1 + x2)/2, (y1 + y2)/2]We need to verify that,√[[(x1 + x2)/2 - x1]^2 + [(y1 + y2)/2 - y1]^2] = √[[x2 - (x1 + x2)/2]^2 + [y2 - (y1 + y2)/2]^2]]Let's work separately in both sides. Left side:√[[(x1 + x2)/2 - x1]^2 + [(y1 + y2)/2 - y1]^2]= √[[(x1/2 + x2/2)]^2 - (2)(x1)[(x1/2 + x2/2)) + x1^2] + [(y1/2 + y2/2)]^2 - (2)(y1)[(y1/2 + y2/2)] + y1^2]]= √[[(x1)^2]/4 + [(x1)(x2)]/2 + [(x2)^2]/4 - (x1)^2 - (x1)(x2) + (x1)^2 +[(y1)^2]/4 + [(y1)(y2)]/2 + [(y2)^2]/4 - (y1)^2 - (y1)(y2) + (y1)^2]]= √[[(x1)^2]/4 - [(x1)(x2)]/2 + [(x2)^2]/4 + [(y1)^2]/4 - [(y1)(y2)]/2 + [(y2)^2]/4]]Right side:√[[x2 - (x1 + x2)/2]^2 + [y2 - (y1 + y2)/2]^2]]= √[[(x2)^2 - (2)(x2)[(x1/2 + x2/2)] + [(x1/2 + x2/2)]^2 + [(y2)^2 - (2)(y2)[(y1/2 + y2/2)] + [(y1/2 + y2/2)]^2]]= √[[(x2)^2 - (x1)(x2) - (x2)^2 + [(x1)^2]/4 + [(x1)(x2)]/2 + [(x2)^2]/4 + (y2)^2 - (y1)[(y2) - (y2)^2 + [(y1)^2]/4) + [(y1)(y2)]/2 + [(y2)^2]/4]]= √[[(x1)^2]/4 - [(x1)(x2)]/2 + [(x2)^2]/4 + [(y1)^2]/4 - [(y1)(y2)]/2 + [(y2)^2]/4]]Since the left and right sides are equals, the identity is true. Thus, the length of PM equals the length of MQ. As the result, M is the midpoint of PQ
What is the mathematical equation of slope?
The slope between two points, (x1, y1) and (x2, y2) is: (y1 - y2) / (x1 - x2)
How do you solve for slope from two points and a graph?
Points: (x1, y1) and (x2, y2) Slope: y1-y2/x1-x2
How do you find linear equations with just coordinates?
if we take the (x1,y1),(x2,y2) as coordinates the formula was (x-x1)/(x2-x1)=(y-y1)/(y2-y1)
How do you get the distance?
The distance between two points, (x1,y1) , (x2,y2) = squareroot[(x2-x1)2 + (y2-y1)2]
