Distance and Absolute Values in Geometry

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

• Calculate the slope

• Plot the points on the grid

• Draw a line between the points

• Find the midpoint

In which quadrant is the point (-4, 5) located?

• Quadrant IV

• Quadrant I

• Quadrant II

• Quadrant III

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

• 8 units

• 6 units

• 5 units

• 7 units

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

• 6 units

• 5 units

• 8 units

• 7 units

When the x-coordinates of two points are the same, how do you find the distance between them?

• Count the spaces between the y-coordinates

• Use the Pythagorean theorem

• Find the midpoint

• Count the spaces between the x-coordinates

How do you calculate the distance between points (7, -4) and (7, 5) using absolute values?

• Subtract the x-coordinates

• Add the absolute values of the x-coordinates

• Subtract the y-coordinates

• Add the absolute values of the y-coordinates

What is the distance between the points (7, -4) and (7, 5)?

• 11 units

• 10 units

• 9 units

• 8 units

If the y-coordinates of two points are the same, what method can be used to find the distance?

• Use the distance formula

• Count the spaces between the x-coordinates

• Find the midpoint

• Use the Pythagorean theorem

What is the result of adding the absolute values of 3 and -4?

• 6

• 7

• 5

• 8

What is the final step in calculating the distance using absolute values?

• Add the absolute values of the coordinates

• Multiply the coordinates

• Subtract the smaller value from the larger value

• Divide the coordinates