Midpoint+Formula

__Topic Overveiw of The Midpoint Formula__

The midpoint formula is M= X1 plus X2, divided by 2 and Y1 plus Y2 divided by 2 all in. The Midpoint Formula would be used in everyday life by Finding the middle of 2 places I.E the midpoint.

-Prentice Hall Mathmatics,

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1.Midpoint Formula- Formula used to find the exact or approximate location of the midpoint between two coordinates 2.Exact Answer- Finding the answer than involves no rounding and most likely no imagenary numbers 3.Approximate Answer-An answer that is found involving rounding and estimating 4.Midpoint- The center of a Line Segment, only found if you know the coordinates of both points of the line segment 5.Coordinates- A number pair that signifies a place on a graph

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__1 Word Problem__ Jim and Bob both live 10 miles north and 4 miles east of each other. They are both going to a party in the middle of their city equally apart from both Jim and Bob. What are the coordinates of the party?

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