Question

A highway map of Ohio has a coordinate grid superimposed on top of the state. Springfield is at point (1, –4) and Columbus is at point (7, 1). The Springfield youth soccer team is going to Columbus to see a professional soccer match. The map shows a highway rest area halfway between the cities. What are the coordinates of the rest area? What is the distance between Springfield and Columbus? (One unit = 5.38 miles)

Answer 1

Find the midpoint of (1,-4) and (7,1) to find the rest stop. To do this add the x values and divide by 2, then add the y values and divide by 2. (4,-1.5) is the midpoint.
To find the distance, use the distance formula then multiply the result by 5.38. The distance is 42 miles