High School Math : How to find the endpoints of a line segment

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Example Question #1 : How To Find The Endpoints Of A Line Segment

What is the length of a line with endpoints  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 #2 : How To Find The Endpoints Of A Line Segment

The points A, B, and C reside on a line segment. B is the midpoint of AC. If line AB measures 6 units in length, what is the length of line AC?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

If B is the midpoint of AC, then AC is twice as long as AB. We are told that AB=6.

The diagram shows six units between points A and B, with B as the midpoint of segment AC. Therefore segment BC is also six units long, so line AC is twelve units long.

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