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gradient
-
m
=
m=
m
=
t
a
n
@
tan@
t
an
@
collinearity
-
gradients
must be equal with a common point
perpindicular line -
find
gradient
m
(flip sign and fraction)xm=-1
sub in m
distance formula
-
d
=
d=
d
=
√
(
x
2
−
x
1
)
2
+
√(x2-x1)^2+
√
(
x
2
−
x
1
)
2
+
(
y
2
−
y
1
)
2
(y2-y1)^2
(
y
2
−
y
1
)
2
midpoint
-
(
(
x
1
+
x
2
)
/
2
,
(
y
1
+
y
2
)
/
2
)
((x1+x2)/2,(y1+y2)/2)
((
x
1
+
x
2
)
/2
,
(
y
1
+
y
2
)
/2
)
equation
of a
straight line
-
y
−
b
=
y-b=
y
−
b
=
m
(
x
−
a
)
m(x-a)
m
(
x
−
a
)
perpindicular bisectors -
find
midpoint
find
gradient
flip gradient
straight line equation
medians
-
midpoint
gradient
straight line equation
altitudes
-
flipped
gradient
line equation
point of intersection
,
orthocentre
,
circumcentre
and
centroids
use
simultaneous equations