Question

Use the given points to answer the following.

A(13, 6), B(-3, -16)
Note: Keep your answers exact. Decimal approximations will be marked as incorrect.
(a) Find the distance between points A and B.
Answer:
(b) Find the midpoint of the segment AB. Give your answer as an ordered pair.
Answer:

Answer 1

(a) d = √((13 - (-3))² + (6 - (-16))²)

= √(16² + 22²) = √(256 + 484) = √740

= 2√185

(b) midpoint of AB

= ((13 + (-3))/2, (6 + (-16))/2)

= (10/2, -10/2) = (5, -5)