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Distance Between Two Points in the Coordinate Plane

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Find the distance between the points (-6, 1) and (-6, -2). Would you add or subtract the absolute value of the x-coordinates?

a)

3 units

b)

1 unit

c)

-1 unit

d)

-3 units

2.

What is the distance between (-5, 3) and (-5, -3)? Would you add or subtract the absolute value of the x-coordinates?

a)

6 units

b)

-6 units

c)

0 units

3.

What is the distance between (11, 16) and (11, -34)? Would you add or subtract the absolute value of the x-coordinates?

a)

50 units

b)

18 units

c)

-18 units

d)

-50 units

4.

How many spaces are there between points (-8,6) and (2,6)?

a)

8

b)

9

c)

10

d)

11

5.

Find the distance between (-3, 4) and (-3, -8) ... Would you add or subtract the absolute value of the x-coordinates?

a)

4 units

b)

12 units

c)

8 units

d)

13 units

6.

What is the distance between points (-7, 8) and (2, 8)? Would you add or subtract the absolute value of the x-coordinates?

a)

4 units

b)

5 units

c)

3 units

d)

9 units

7.

What is the distance between (2, -8) and (-3, -8)? Would you add or subtract the absolute value of the x-coordinates?

a)

-1 unit

b)

-5 units

c)

1 unit

d)

5 units

8.

When two points are in the same quadrant and their x-coordinates are the same, to find the distance between the two points,

a)

subtract the absolute value of their y-coordinates.

b)

subtract the absolute value of their x-coordinates.

c)

add the absolute value of their y-coordinates.

d)

add the absolute value of their x-coordinates.

9.

When two points are in different quadrants and their x-coordinates are the same, to find the distance between the two points,

a)

subtract the absolute value of their y-coordinates.

b)

subtract the absolute value of their x-coordinates.

c)

add the absolute value of their y-coordinates.

d)

add the absolute value of their x-coordinates.