Connecting

Big Ideas in
Geometry
Chapter 5
Coordinate Geometry

Big Idea: Coordinate Geometry

You can use the Midpoint Formula, the
slope formula, and the relationship
between perpendicular lines to find points
of concurrency
YOUR TASK
Your friend manages a
campground during summer
vacation
She has mapped the campground on
a coordinate grid
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Big Idea: Coordinate Geometry

The campsites have the

following coordinates:
Brighton Bluffs at B(2, 2)
Ponaganset Peak at P(4, 10)
Harmony Hill at H(12, 2)

They want to build a shower facility that is

equidistant from all three campsites

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Big Idea: Coordinate

Geometry
Using detailed steps, describe how to find
the coordinates of the point where the facility
should be built
Your solution must be clear and
detailed enough so that any geometry
student can complete them
Justify your answer by showing that the
coordinate you found is indeed
equidistant from all three camp sites
Draw a diagram to support your solution

Submit to the Dropbox

Write your solution in a Word document
Write in paragraph form with details
and
explanations
Use geometry language
Insert your diagram(s) and refer to
them in your writing
Include any

Formulas you used

Algebra steps you completed

Submit your document to the dropbox

How to Draw (Option 1)

Download the provided grid file
Open it in any drawing tool

MS Paint
Paint.NET
PicMonkey http://www.picmonkey.com/

Draw your complete diagram

Make sure your points are labeled

Save your diagram and insert it into

your Word Document

How to Graph (Option

2)
Download the provided grid file
Print it on paper
Draw your complete diagram by hand

Make sure your points are labeled

Scan your diagram as an image

and insert it into your Word
Document

Using Geometry
Language
Microsoft Word supports some symbols
However it might be easier to write
the names of objects and their
relationships

Segment PQ is the perpendicular

bisector of segment RS
Point M is the midpoint of segment XY