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    Coordinate Geometry

    The distance between two points

    In the coordinate plane, you can use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the distance between any two
    points. If you think about this, it's just Pythagoras and what we are finding is the hypotenuse or
    distance in this case.

    The distance between the two points and is

    Example 1
    Find the distance between A(1,1) and B(3,4).

    Example 2
    Find the distance between the points (5, 3) and (1, 4).

    The midpoint of a line joining two points

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    Some coordinate geometry questions may require you to find the midpoint of line segments in the
    coordinate plane. To find a point that is halfway between two given points, get the average of the x-
    values and the average of the y-values.

    The midpoint between the two points and is

    Example 1
    Find the midpoint of the points A(1,4) and B(5,6) is

    Example 2
    Find the coordinates of the midpoint of the line joining (1, 2) and (3, 1).

    Slopes of Parallel Lines

    In coordinate geometry, two lines are parallel if their slopes (m) are equal.

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    For example: The line is parallel to the line . Their slopes are both the same.

    Example
    Write the equation of a line that is parallel to the line 2x - 4y = 8 and goes through the point (3, 0).

    Slopes of Perpendicular Lines

    In the coordinate plane, two lines are perpendicular if the product of their slopes (m) is –1.

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    We can work out the equation of a perpendicular line by using the relationship:

    This means to find the gradient of a perpendicular line we take the reciprocal of the original line with
    it's sign changed.

    For example: The line is perpendicular to the line y = –2x – 1. The product of the two

    slopes is

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    Example 1
    Find the equation of the line that is perpendicular to the line 3x + 2y = 6 and passing through the point
    (6, 2).

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    Example 2
    Find the equation of the line perpendicular to the line, which passes through the points (1, 3) and
    (4,9), and goes through the origin.

    Perpendicular Bisector
    Perpendicular bisector is a line or a ray which cuts another line segment into two equal parts at 90
    degree.
    Bisector is simply a line or a ray which cuts another line segment into two equal parts. In the below
    image, AB is the perpendicular bisector of the line segment PQ and F is the midpoint of the line
    segment PQ.

    Example
    Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of P(5,7), Q(6,6).

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    Source
    1. http://easycalculation.com/analytical/perpendicular-bisector-line.php
    2. http://www.onlinemathlearning.com/coordinate-geometry.html

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