Polygons in the Coordinate Plane
This worksheet helps sixth-grade students practice identifying, plotting, and analyzing polygons in the coordinate plane.
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Polygons in the Coordinate Plane
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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions to plot points, identify polygons, and calculate distances on the coordinate plane.
1. Plot the following points on the coordinate plane below and connect them in order. What polygon do they form?
A(1, 2), B(5, 2), C(5, 5), D(1, 5)
The polygon formed is a .
2. Consider the polygon from Question 1. Calculate the length of each side.
Length of AB: units
Length of BC: units
Length of CD: units
Length of DA: units
3. What is the perimeter of the polygon from Question 1?
10 units
12 units
14 units
16 units
4. What is the area of the polygon from Question 1?
9 square units
12 square units
15 square units
16 square units
5. Plot the following points on the coordinate plane and connect them to form a triangle. Then, calculate its area.
P(2, 1), Q(2, 7), R(6, 1)
Area of triangle PQR: square units
6. A square with vertices at (0,0), (4,0), (4,4), and (0,4) has a perimeter of 16 units and an area of 16 square units.
True
False
7. The x-coordinate represents the vertical distance from the origin.
True
False
8. Match the descriptions with the correct coordinate plane terms.
a. Horizontal axis
1. Origin
b. Vertical axis
2. Y-axis
c. Point (0,0)
3. X-axis