Understanding the Distance Formula

What is the significance of the order of numbers in a coordinate pair?

• Both numbers represent the same axis.

• The first number is the x-coordinate.

• The first number is the y-coordinate.

• The order does not matter.

How do you determine the position of a point on the XY plane?

• By using only the x-coordinate.

• By using only the y-coordinate.

• By using both x and y coordinates.

• By using the distance formula.

What is the y-coordinate of the first point?

• 5

• -4

• -3

• 2

What is the x-coordinate of the second point?

• 5

• -4

• -3

• 2

What is the y-coordinate of the second point?

• 5

• -3

• 2

• -4

Which formula is used to calculate the distance between two points?

• Pythagorean Theorem

• Slope Formula

• Distance Formula

• Midpoint Formula

What is the result of squaring a negative number?

• The same negative number

• A negative number

• Zero

• A positive number

What is the distance between the two points calculated in the video?

• 12

• 10

• 14

• 8

What happens when you take the square root of a squared number?

• You get a negative number.

• You get zero.

• You get the original number.

• You get a fraction.

What is the sum of the squares of the differences in coordinates used in the distance formula?

• 36

• 102

• 100

• 64