Distance on a Coordinate Grid 4.11
How far? Jenn’s house is 4 miles west and 4 miles north of the center point of the city. Viet’s house is 1 mile south of the center point of the city. How many miles is it to go in a straight line from Jenn’s house to Viet’s house?
Coordinate Grid Today, we are attempting to determine the distance between two points on a coordinate grid Sounds unrelated to what we’ve been doing, huh? Give me a minute and you’ll see…
Distance Formula
The easier way… It starts with finding how much you go up/down and over to get from one point to the next Sound familiar? That’s right…it’s just slope!
Use what you know about slope… -5 4
Now, to find that missing side…hmmm… How do you find the missing side of a right triangle? Pythagorean Theorem!! I told you it was all related!
Let’s finish this off! Therefor, the distance between the two points is approximately 6.4 units!
How did they get that crazy formula?
Notes – Distance on a Coordinate Grid
Distance on a Coordinate Grid Practice Calculate the distance between the points below. Round to the nearest tenth if necessary. 1) (-1, 3) and (2, 7)2) (0, 2) and (8, -4) 3) (-7, -2) and (-3, 3)4) (12, 20) and (3, 15) 5) To get to the playground from the entrance of the park, Laura had to walk 12 meters east and then 9 meters south. What is her exact distance from the entrance? 5 units 6.4 units 15 meters 10 units 10.3 units