Distance on a Graph
Distance Formula
Find the Missing Side
Vocabulary / Formulas
Right Obtuse or Acute?
100
(-2,4) (0,3)
2.2
100
What is the distance between (8, 12) and (6,4)?
8.2
100
a=6, b=8, c=__
10
100
The side opposite the Right Angle.
Hypotenuse
100
a=12 b=5 c=13
Right
200
(-3,3)(2,2)
5.1
200
What is the distance between (15, 6) and (8,11)?
8.6
200
Two legs of a right triangle each measure 10 inches.
How long is the hypotenuse rounded to the nearest tenth?
14.1 inches
200
A statement that has been proven to be true.
A Theorem
200
a=23 b=56 c=70
Obtuse
300
(0,-5) (5,1)
7.8
300
What is the length of the line segment with endpoints (8,4) and (2,6) to the nearest tenth?
6.3
300
Jane and Miguel are siblings that go to different schools. Jane walks 3 blocks east from home and Miguel walks 8 blocks north. How many blocks apart would the two schools be if you could walk straight from one school to the other? Round to the nearest hundredth.
8.54 blocks
300
The 2 sides of a Right Triangle that are adjacent to the right angle.
The Legs
300
a=19 b=37 and c=38
Acute
400
(3,5) (4,-4)
9.1
400
How far is it from (-4,9) to (3, 7) to the nearest tenth?
7.3
400
a=? b=82.5 c=93.85
44.7
400
Pythagorean Theorem
400
a=47 b=91 c=110
Obtuse
500
(-5,1) (4,0)
9.1
500
How far is it between (0, -5) and (-8, 2)?
10.6
500
Caleb is playing hide-and-seek with Austin and Lillian. Austin is hiding 12 feet south of Caleb, and Lillian is hiding due east of Austin. If Caleb is 20 feet from Lillian, how far apart are Austin and Lillian?
16 feet
500
The Distance Formula
500
a=115 b=252 c=277
Right