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Understanding the Distance Formula

Understanding the Distance Formula

Assessment

Interactive Video

Mathematics

9th - 10th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Jennifer Brown

FREE Resource

5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary purpose of using the distance formula in geometry?

To find the area of a triangle

To calculate the length of a segment

To find the midpoint of a segment

To determine the slope of a line

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following represents the correct distance formula?

Square root of (X2 - X1)^2 + (Y2 - Y1)^2

(X2 - X1) + (Y2 - Y1)

(X2 + X1)^2 + (Y2 + Y1)^2

Square root of (X2 + X1)^2 - (Y2 + Y1)^2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the length of segment AB if X1 = 2, X2 = 6, Y1 = 2, and Y2 = 5?

3 units

4 units

5 units

6 units

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do you calculate the length of segment CD if X1 = 1, X2 = 7, Y1 = 5, and Y2 = -3?

Square root of 36 + 81

Square root of 49 + 81

Square root of 49 + 64

Square root of 36 + 64

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the length of segment CD given the calculations in the video?

5 units

12 units

8 units

10 units

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