Map Practice with Distance and Midpoint Name: ________________________
Restaurants:
· Burger King
· Hardee's
· McDonald's
· Chick-Fil-A
· Bojangles
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Buildings:
· City Hall
· Post Office
· Courthouse
· Library
· Armory
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Stores:
· Wal-Mart
· Target
· Food Lion
· Lowe's
· BP station
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1. Begin by drawing and labeling your x and y axes on your graph paper. Make sure that your axes cover the entire area of the page.
2. Plot and label the following locations on your map:
· Burger King at (-2, 3)
· Hardee's at (4, 1)
· City Hall at (-9, -8)
· Post Office at (-3, 8)
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· Wal-Mart at (4, -4)
· Target at (-8, 6)
· BP station at (1, -10)
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3. Bojangles is located at the midpoint of Burger King and Hardee's. Plot and label Bojangles on the map and write the coordinates of Bojangles here _______.
4. The library is located at the midpoint of City Hall and the post office. Plot and label the library on the map and write the coordinates of the library here _______.
5. Food Lion is located at the midpoint of Wal-Mart and Target. Plot and label Food Lion on the map and write the coordinates of Food Lion here _______.
6. Hardee's is the midpoint between Burger King and Chick-Fil-A. Plot and label Chick-Fil-A on the map and write the coordinates of Chick-Fil-A here _______.
7. The courthouse is the midpoint between the post office and the library. Plot and label the courthouse on the map and write the coordinates of the courthouse here _______.
8. Wal-Mart is the midpoint between Lowe's and the BP station. Plot and label the Lowe's on the map and write the coordinates of Lowe's here _______.
9. Burger King is the midpoint between Target and the armory. Plot and label the armory on the map and write the coordinates of the armory here _______.
10. (-2, -2) is the midpoint between McDonald's and City Hall. Plot and label McDonald's on the map and write the coordinates of McDonald's here _______.
Use your map and your coordinates to find the distances between the following points of interest:
11. What is the distance between McDonald's and the BP station? ____________
12. What is the distance between Wal-Mart and Hardee's? ____________
13. What is the distance between Target and City Hall? ____________
14. What is the distance between the armory and the library? ____________
15. What is the distance between Chick-Fil-A and Food Lion? ____________
16. What is the distance between Lowe's and Burger King? ____________
17. What is the distance between the courthouse and Bojangles? ____________
18. What is the distance between McDonald's and the Chick-Fil-A? ____________
19. What is the distance between Wal-Mart and the BP station? ____________
20. What is the distance between the post office and Target? ____________
