Distance on the Coordinate Plane
This worksheet focuses on calculating the distance between two points on a coordinate plane using the distance formula.
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Distance on the Coordinate Plane
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Read each question carefully and calculate the distance between the given points on the coordinate plane. Show all your work.
1. Find the distance between the points (2, 3) and (5, 7).
2. Calculate the distance between (-1, 4) and (3, -2).
3. Plot the points A(-4, -1) and B(2, 5) on the coordinate plane below. Then, find the distance between them.
Distance AB:
4. Which of the following is the distance between (0, 0) and (6, 8)?
10
14
√100
Both a and c
5. The distance formula is derived from the theorem.
6. A horizontal line segment on a coordinate plane has a change in only the -coordinates.
7. A triangle has vertices at P(1, 2), Q(4, 2), and R(1, 6). Find the perimeter of the triangle.