7th Grade Coordinates: Quadrants, Midpoints and Distance Worksheet — Level 3 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the 7th Grade geometry worksheet.
7th Grade Coordinates: Quadrants, Midpoints and Distance Worksheet — Level 3 — Answers
Midpoint = (average of the x-values, average of the y-values). Distance: use Pythagoras with the horizontal and vertical changes.
1.Find the distance between (4, −6) and (7, −2).
Answer: 5
- Horizontal change = 3, vertical change = 4
- d = √(32 + 42) = √25
- = 5
2.Find the midpoint of the segment joining (−8, −5) and (6, 5).
Answer: (−1, 0)
- x: (−8 + 6) ÷ 2 = −1
- y: (−5 + 5) ÷ 2 = 0
3.Find the distance between (4, −1) and (6, −10), correct to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 9.2
- Horizontal change = 2, vertical change = 9
- d = √(22 + 92) = √85
- = 9.2
4.Find the distance between (4, 5) and (9, 4), correct to 1 decimal place.
Answer: 5.1
- Horizontal change = 5, vertical change = 1
- d = √(52 + 12) = √26
- = 5.1
5.Find the midpoint of the segment joining (4, 8) and (5, −4).
Answer: (4.5, 2)
- x: (4 + 5) ÷ 2 = 4.5
- y: (8 + (−4)) ÷ 2 = 2
6.Find the midpoint of the segment joining (0, −1) and (1, −4).
Answer: (0.5, −2.5)
- x: (0 + 1) ÷ 2 = 0.5
- y: (−1 + (−4)) ÷ 2 = −2.5
7.Find the distance between (−3, −6) and (6, 6).
Answer: 15
- Horizontal change = 9, vertical change = 12
- d = √(92 + 122) = √225
- = 15
8.Find the midpoint of the segment joining (−6, −1) and (−7, −8).
Answer: (−6.5, −4.5)
- x: (−6 + (−7)) ÷ 2 = −6.5
- y: (−1 + (−8)) ÷ 2 = −4.5
9.Find the midpoint of the segment joining (1, 4) and (3, −9).
Answer: (2, −2.5)
- x: (1 + 3) ÷ 2 = 2
- y: (4 + (−9)) ÷ 2 = −2.5
10.Find the midpoint of the segment joining (−5, −4) and (9, −4).
Answer: (2, −4)
- x: (−5 + 9) ÷ 2 = 2
- y: (−4 + (−4)) ÷ 2 = −4
11.Find the midpoint of the segment joining (5, −3) and (−3, 3).
Answer: (1, 0)
- x: (5 + (−3)) ÷ 2 = 1
- y: (−3 + 3) ÷ 2 = 0
12.Find the distance between (−5, 5) and (3, −10).
Answer: 17
- Horizontal change = 8, vertical change = 15
- d = √(82 + 152) = √289
- = 17
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