Question

What are the similarities and differences between the Distance and Midpoint Formulas?

Answer 1

consider these two points A(a1,a1 ) and B (b1,b2 )

Answer 2

One is to find ½ way of the segment, and the other is to find the (straight) distance between 2 points.

Answer 3

I would just identify each using it's name :)

Answer 4

so distance btw A and B is
d= sqrt ((b2-a2)^2+(b1-a1)^2)

Answer 5

so mid segmant = distance /2

how ever to find mid point its ( a1+b1/2 , a2+b2/2 )