Exploring Distance on the Coordinate Plane

What is the first step in finding the distance between points on a coordinate plane?

• Find the midpoint

• Calculate the slope

• Draw a line between the points

• Label the points

How do you count the distance between two points on a coordinate plane?

• By counting the spaces between the points

• By finding the midpoint

• By calculating the slope

• By measuring the angle

If each unit on a number line is labeled as 2, what is the distance between points A and C if there are 6 spaces between them?

• 12 units

• 10 units

• 8 units

• 6 units

What should you do if the number line is labeled with different units?

• Count each space as one unit

• Ignore the labels

• Be careful to count according to the labels

• Use a ruler to measure the distance

How do you find the distance between two points if their coordinates are given and they share the same x-coordinate?

• Add the y-coordinates

• Subtract the y-coordinates and take the absolute value

• Subtract the x-coordinates and take the absolute value

• Add the x-coordinates

What is the distance between points with coordinates (3, 0) and (3, -2)?

• 3 units

• 1 unit

• 2 units

• 5 units

What is the absolute value of -2?

• 2

• -2

• -1

• 0

Which method can be used to find the distance between two points on a coordinate plane?

• Using the coordinates and absolute values

• All of the above

• Counting from each point to the axis and adding

• Counting the spaces between points

If the coordinates of two points are (3, 0) and (3, -5), what is the distance between them?

• 8 units

• 2 units

• 3 units

• 5 units

What is the final step in finding the distance between two points using their coordinates?

• Divide the coordinates

• Subtract the coordinates

• Add the absolute values of the differences

• Multiply the coordinates