Distance Formula Mrs. King Geometry Unit 12, Day 8
Getting Started… Kayleigh walks to a friend’s house by traveling 5 blocks west and then 12 blocks north. She returns home later by cutting diagonally through her neighbors’ yards. What distance did she travel on her voyage home?
Kayleigh’s Journey…
Distance on the coordinate plane The distance between two points and on the coordinate plane (graph) can be found using the formula:
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Find the distance between (-3, 2) and (4, 1) x 1 = -3, x 2 = 4, y 1 = 2, y 2 = 1 d = Example: Distance Formula
Homework Work Packet: Distance Formula