• # Revision:Coordinate Geometry

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## The distance between two points

The length of the line joining the points and is:

### Example

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

Distance =

If you think about this, it's just Pythagoras and what we are finding is the hypotenuse or distance in this case.

## The midpoint of a line joining two points

The midpoint of the line joining the points and is

### Example

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

Midpoint =

## The gradient of a line joining two points

The gradient m of the line joining the points and is:

### Example

Find the gradient of the line joining the points (5, 3) and (1, 4).

## The equation of a line using one point and the gradient

The equation of a line which has gradient m and which passes through the point is:

### Example

Find the equation of the line with gradient 2 passing through (1, 4).

Since the equation of a line passing through and can be written:

## Perpendicular Lines

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.

### Example

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.
First, find the equation of the original line:

To find the perpendicular line, we use , giving a gradient of -1/2. We then use the straight line formula to find the equation.

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• # Revision:Coordinate Geometry

TSR Wiki > Study Help > Subjects and Revision > Revision Notes > Mathematics > Coordinate Geometry

## The distance between two points

The length of the line joining the points and is:

### Example

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

Distance =

If you think about this, it's just Pythagoras and what we are finding is the hypotenuse or distance in this case.

## The midpoint of a line joining two points

The midpoint of the line joining the points and is

### Example

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

Midpoint =

## The gradient of a line joining two points

The gradient m of the line joining the points and is:

### Example

Find the gradient of the line joining the points (5, 3) and (1, 4).

## The equation of a line using one point and the gradient

The equation of a line which has gradient m and which passes through the point is:

### Example

Find the equation of the line with gradient 2 passing through (1, 4).

Since the equation of a line passing through and can be written:

## Perpendicular Lines

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.

### Example

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.
First, find the equation of the original line:

To find the perpendicular line, we use , giving a gradient of -1/2. We then use the straight line formula to find the equation.

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