Intermediate Geometry : Coordinate Geometry

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for Intermediate Geometry

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Example Questions

Example Question #27 : How To Find The Endpoints Of A Line Segment

A line segment has an endpoint at  and midpoint at . Find the coordinates of the other endpoint.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Recall how to find the midpoint of a line segment:

,

where  are the endpoints.

Let's first focus on the  coordinate of the other endpoint. Using the information given by the question, we can write the following equation:

Solve for .

Next, find the  coordinate of the other endpoint. Using the information given by the question, we can write the following equation:

The second endpoint must be at .

 

Example Question #28 : How To Find The Endpoints Of A Line Segment

A line segment has an endpoint at  and midpoint at . Find the coordinates of the other endpoint.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Recall how to find the midpoint of a line segment:

,

where  are the endpoints.

Let's first focus on the  coordinate of the other endpoint. Using the information given by the question, we can write the following equation:

Solve for .

Next, find the  coordinate of the other endpoint. Using the information given by the question, we can write the following equation:

The second endpoint must be at .

 

Example Question #29 : How To Find The Endpoints Of A Line Segment

A line segment has an endpoint at  and midpoint at . Find the coordinates of the other endpoint.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Recall how to find the midpoint of a line segment:

,

where  are the endpoints.

Let's first focus on the  coordinate of the other endpoint. Using the information given by the question, we can write the following equation:

Solve for .

Next, find the  coordinate of the other endpoint. Using the information given by the question, we can write the following equation:

The second endpoint must be at .

 

Example Question #30 : How To Find The Endpoints Of A Line Segment

A line segment has an endpoint at  and a midpoint at . Find the other endpoint.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Recall how to find the midpoint of a line segment:

,

where  are the endpoints.

Let's first focus on the  coordinate of the other endpoint. Using the information given by the question, we can write the following equation:

Solve for .

Next, find the  coordinate of the other endpoint. Using the information given by the question, we can write the following equation:

The second endpoint must be at 

Example Question #31 : How To Find The Endpoints Of A Line Segment

A line segment on the coordinate plane has an endpoint at ; its midpoint is at .

True or false: Its other endpoint is located at .

Possible Answers:

False

True

Correct answer:

True

Explanation:

The midpoint of a line segment with endpoints  and  is located at .

Therefore, set

 and 

In the first equation, set   and solve for :

Multiply both sides by 2:

Subtract 3.8 from both sides:

In the second equation, set   and solve for :

Multiply both sides by 2:

Add 1.7 to both sides:

The other endpoint is indeed at , so the statement is true.

Example Question #1 : Distance Formula

A line segment begins from the origin and is 10 units long, which of the following points could NOT be an endpoint for the line segment?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

By the distance formula, the sum of the squares of each point must add up to 10 squared. The only point that doesn't fufill this requirement is (5,9)

Example Question #2 : Distance Formula

A line segment is drawn starting from the origin and terminating at the point .  What is the length of the line segment?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Using the distance formula, 

Example Question #1 : How To Find The Length Of A Line With Distance Formula

What is the distance between and ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

In general, the distance formula is given by:   and is based on the Pythagorean Theorem.

Let and

So the equation to soolve becomes or

 

Example Question #1 : Distance Formula

If we graph the equation  what is the distance from the y-intercept to the x-intercept?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

First, you must figure out where the x and y intercepts lie. To do this we begin by plugging in  to our equation, giving us . Thus . So our x-intercept is the point . We then plug in , giving us , so we know our y-intercept is the point . We then use the distance formula  and plug in our points, giving us 

Example Question #1 : Distance Formula

Find the distance of the line connecting the pair of points

 and .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

By the distance formula 

where  and 

we have

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