The Distance Between Points
The Distance Between Points
Learn how to apply the distance formula to find the length between two points. Visualize distances directly on the coordinate grid.
Putting It All Together
Answer these open ended questions on your own or with others to form deeper math connections.
Open-ended question 1
Can the distance formula be used to find the distance between and ? Is there an alternative way to calculate this distance?
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Open-ended question 2
Casey is calculating the distance from her school at to the store at . She sets up the following expression: Is this calculation correct? Why or why not?
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Open-ended question 3
What does represent? What does represent?
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