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Assignment 1.17
Midpoints on the Coordinate Plane
Objectives
Find coordinates and plot midpoints of line segments in the coordinate plane.
Use the midpoint formula to calculate the coordinates of midpoints of line segments in the coordinate plane.
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Assignment 1.16
About Geometry Worksheet Assignment 1.17: This assignment can be downloaded for free.
Assignment 1.17 is an introduction to midpoints on the coordinate plane.
Prerequisite Skills: Write coordinates of points and plot points on the coordinate plane (Assignment 1.7). Identify midpoints (Assignment 1.16). Add integers. Simplify fractions.
Theorem: The coordinates of the midpoint of a line segment with endpoints (x1, y1) and (x2, y2) is ( x1 + x2 , y1 + y2 )
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