Distance Formula
Distance Word Problems
100
What is the distance formula?
100
Amy and ella are playing jump rope. Amy is standing at (5,6) and Ella is standing at (2,5). What is the distance between them?
√10 or 3.16
200
What is the distance between (8,11) and (8,4)?
7
200
The teacher stands at (4,3) and student is sitting at (2,2). What is the distance between the teacher and students?
2
300
Given the points A and B where A is at coordinates (2, -5) and b is at coordinates (-3, -7) on the line segment AB, find the length of AB.
√ 29 or 5.39
300
Tommy's phone is ringing in the bedroom, (4,7) but he is in the living room,(8,2). What is the distance Tommy needs to go to pick up his phone?
√41 or 6.4
400
Classify triangle ABC as scalene, isosceles or quadrilateral A(3,1), B (4,2), C(1,3)
SCALENE
400
TO get from his home to his girlfriend's home, Jimmy must drive around the library. If he drives 3 miles north, then 3 miles east and finally 5 miles south, what is the straight-line distance between Jimmy's home and his girlfriend's home?
√ 20 or 4.47
500
Classify triangle ABC as scalene, isosceles or equilateral A( -4, 3), B( 4,3), C(0,4)
ISOSCELES
500
A skydiver lands 150 yards west and 30 yards north a target. A second skydiver lands 45 yards east and 150 yards south of the same target. How far from each other did the two skydivers land?
√ 70425 or 265.38