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DISTANCE ON COORDINATE PLANE

MATH 8

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Find the distance between the points on the co-ordinate grid

 

 

 

 

Make a right triangle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Find the distance between the points

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Find the distance between the points

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Find the distance between the points

 

 

 

 

 

 

Horizontal:

Vertical:

 

 

 

Before Graphing find

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Distance Formula

 

 

horizontal distance

between the points

vertical distance

between the points

The distance formula is derived from the Pythagorean Theorem,

and can be used when a graph is not given to draw the triangle

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Find the distance between the points

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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