Goal: Find lengths of segments in the coordinate planes
- skateboard
-Windwill
VOCABULARY
Midpoint
The point that divides ( or bisects) a segment into two congruent segments
Segment bisector
A point, ray, line, line segment, or plane that intersects the segment at its midpoint
THE MIDPOINT FORMULA
The coordinates of the midpoint of a segment are the averages of the x-coordinates and of the y-coordinates of the endpoints.
NOTE: refer to images
In Class examples: Chapter 1 Lesson 3
