Coordinate Geometry (Standard)
Multi-step exam-style items.
Phase 2 · ACT Math
Coordinate Geometry: core idea
Distance formula.
Example problem: hint and answer
Find the equation of the line through with slope .
Hint: Use point-slope form. Answer: y=3x-5.
Practice (9 problems — type your answers)
1. Find the distance between and .
2. Find the midpoint of a segment whose endpoints are and .
3. Are and parallel, perpendicular, or neither?
4. A circle has center and radius . Write its equation.
5. Find where crosses .
6. Rotate counterclockwise about the origin.
7. Find the area of the rectangle with vertices .
8. A line through and has slope . Find .
9. Find the equation of the horizontal line through .