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Distance Between Two Points On A Coordinate Plane

The document provides exercises on calculating distances between points on a coordinate plane, including specific points and movements. It includes solutions for finding distances, determining coordinates after movements, and true/false statements about distance properties. The answer key is provided for verification of the solutions.

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Distance Between Two Points On A Coordinate Plane

The document provides exercises on calculating distances between points on a coordinate plane, including specific points and movements. It includes solutions for finding distances, determining coordinates after movements, and true/false statements about distance properties. The answer key is provided for verification of the solutions.

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Distance between Two Points on a Coordinate Plane

1. Answer the following questions using the coordinate plane shown below.

a. Write the coordinates of the points X, Y,


X and Z. _______, _______, _______
b. Find the distance between points X and Z.
_______
Z Y c. Find the sum of the distance between the
points XZ and YZ. _______

2. Find the distance between the point A (3, 4) and B (6, 4) on the coordinate plane.
Solution:

3. Joy starts from origin of a coordinate plane. She moves 2 units in the negative X direction,
then 6 units in the positive Y direction. Write the coordinates of her final position.
Solution:

4. How many units should I move on a coordinate plane to reach a point L (3, -5) starting from
the point M (-6, -7)? Specify X and Y direction separately.

Solution:
X: _____ units
Y: _____ units

5. True or False.
______ a. Distance between two points on a coordinate plane is dependent of the X coordinate.
______ b. Distance between point (4, 5) and point (4, 4) is 1 unit.
______ c. Horizontal distance of the point (0, 4) from the origin is 4 units.
______ d. The distance between two points changes if the origin is moved.

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Distance between Two Points on a Coordinate Plane
Answer Key

1. Answer the following questions using the coordinate plane shown below.

d. Write the coordinates of the points X, Y,


X X (2, 5) _______,
and Z. _______, Y (6, 1) _______
Z (2, 1)
e. Find the distance between points X and Z.
_______
4 units
Z Y f. Find the sum of the distance between the
points XZ and YZ. _______
8 units

2. Find the distance between the point A (3, 4) and B (6, 4) on the coordinate plane.
Solution: 3 units

3. Joy starts from origin of a coordinate plane. She moves 2 units in the negative X direction,
then 6 units in the positive Y direction. Write the coordinates of her final position.
Solution: (-2, 6)

4. How many units should I move on a coordinate plane to reach a point L (3, -5) starting from
the point M (-6, -7)? Specify X and Y direction separately.

Solution:
X: +9 units
_____
Y: +2 units
_____

5. True or False.
True a. Distance between two points on a coordinate plane is dependent of the X coordinate.
True b. Distance between point (4, 5) and point (4, 4) is 1 unit.
False c. Horizontal distance of the point (0, 4) from the origin is 4 units.
False d. The distance between two points changes if the origin is moved.

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