Exploring Distance with Coordinate Planes

The video tutorial explains how to find the distance between points in a coordinate plane, similar to finding distance on a number line. It emphasizes that distance is always positive and can be determined by plotting ordered pairs and counting the jumps between them. The tutorial provides several examples, demonstrating how to plot points and calculate distances. It also introduces a method of finding distance by eliminating common numbers in ordered pairs and using a number line to measure the distance between the remaining numbers.

What is the distance between points A (1,3) and B (1,7)?

• 6

• 5

• 4

• 3

What is always the nature of distance in a coordinate plane?

• Negative

• Undefined

• Positive

• Zero

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

• Subtract their coordinates

• Count the jumps between them

• Multiply their coordinates

• Add their coordinates

If point C is at (-1,2) and point D is at (-6,2), what is the distance between them?

• 7

• 6

• 5

• 4

What is the distance between points E (2,7) and F (-5,7)?

• 6

• 7

• 5

• 8

How many units apart are points G (3,-4) and H (3,5)?

• 7

• 8

• 9

• 10

When two points share a common x-coordinate, how can you find the distance between them?

• Count the horizontal jumps

• Subtract their x-coordinates

• Add their y-coordinates

• Count the vertical jumps

What is the distance between the points (2,3) and (2,-4)?

• 8

• 7

• 6

• 5

If two points have the same y-coordinate, what is the method to find the distance between them?

• Count the vertical jumps

• None of the above

• Count the horizontal jumps

• Subtract their x-coordinates

What is the distance between points (-5,-3) and (1,-3)?

• 6

• 5

• 8

• 7