Distance Between Two Points on a Coordinate Plane

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What is the formula to calculate the distance between two points (x1, y1) and (x2, y2) on a coordinate plane?

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Distance = √((x2 - x1)² + (y2 - y1)²)

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CCSS.HSG.GPE.B.7

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What do you do to find the distance between two points with the same x-coordinates?

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Subtract the absolute value of their y-coordinates.

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CCSS.HSG.GPE.B.7

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What is the x-axis on a coordinate plane?

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The horizontal number line.

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CCSS.5.G.A.1

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What is the y-axis on a coordinate plane?

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The vertical number line.

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CCSS.5.G.A.1

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How do you find the distance between two points in the same horizontal line?

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Subtract the absolute value of their x-coordinates.

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CCSS.HSG.GPE.B.7

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What is the distance between the points (-8, 6) and (2, 6)?

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10 units.

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CCSS.HSG.GPE.B.7

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What is the distance between the points (-5, 3) and (-5, -3)?

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6 units.

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CCSS.HSG.GPE.B.7

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What is the distance between -8 and 10 on a number line?

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18 units.

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

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If two points are in different quadrants and their x-coordinates are the same, how do you find the distance?

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Add the absolute value of their y-coordinates.

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CCSS.6.G.A.3

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What is the definition of a coordinate plane?

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A two-dimensional surface formed by the intersection of a horizontal line (x-axis) and a vertical line (y-axis).

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CCSS.5.G.A.1