Distance Between Two Vertical or Horizontal Points
Learning Goal
Students will explore distance between two points in a coordinate plane and learn how this relates to right triangles.
Visual 1: Click, drag, and drop the points to explore the distance between them.
Question 1: Use the visual to...
Find the distance between each set of two points:
Explain how you know.
Question 1: Check your answer.
Visual 2: Click, drag, and drop the points to explore the distance between them.
Question 2: Use the visual to...
Find the distance between (1,1) and (8,6).