High School Math : High School Math

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for High School Math

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Example Questions

Example Question #1361 : High School Math

What line goes through the points and ?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Find the slope between the two points:

Next, use the slope-intercept form of the equation:

or where

So the equation becomes or in standard form .

Example Question #1362 : High School Math

What is the length of a line with endpoints at  and ?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The formula for the length of a line is very similiar to the pythagorean theorem:

Plug in our given numbers to solve:

Example Question #1363 : High School Math

What is the length of a line with endpoints at  and ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The formula for the length of a line is very similiar to the pythagorean theorem:

Plug in our given numbers to solve:

Example Question #1364 : High School Math

Find the distance between points  and .

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Use the distance formula:

Substitute the given points into the formula:

Example Question #7 : How To Find The Length Of A Line With Distance Formula

What is the length of a line with endpoints of and ?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The distance formula is just a reworking of the Pythagorean theorem:

Expand that.

Plug in our given values.

Example Question #1366 : High School Math

What is the distance between and ?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Let and .

The distance formula is given by .

Substitute in the given points:

Example Question #23 : Algebra I

A line segment has endpoints at  and . What is the distance of this segment?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the distance, we use the distance formula: .

Expand that:

Plug in our given values.

Example Question #1365 : High School Math

If a line has a length of , and the endpoints are  and , what is the value of ?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The formula for the length of a line, l, is the distance formula, which is very similar to the Pythagorean Theorem.

Note that the problem has already given us a value for the length of the line. That means . Plug in all of the given values and solve for the missing term.

Subtract  from both sides.

Example Question #1366 : High School Math

What is the distance between points  and ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Use the distance formula:

Plug in the given points:

Example Question #1 : How To Find The Equation Of A Perpendicular Line

Write an equation in slope-intercept form for the line that passes through and that is perpendicular to a line which passes through the two points and .

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Find the slope of the line through the two points. It is .

Since the slope of a perpendicular line is the negative reciprocal of the original line, the new line's slope is . Plug the slope and one of the points into the point-slope formula  . Isolate for

 

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