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GeoGebraClasse GeoGebra

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:

  1. (0,0) and (5,0)
  2. (0,0) and (0,5)
  3. (7,3) and (5,3)
  4. (-6,-4) and (-6,4)
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).

  1. What is different this time?
  2. Can this exact distance be found? Why or why not?

Question 2: Check your answer.