Basics of Coordinate Plane
Distance Formula
plotting points
Vocabulary & Terms
100
This is the point where the x-axis and y-axis intersect.
Origin
100
The distance between (0,0) and (3,4) is this.
5 units
100
Plotting (2, 3) means moving ___ units right and ___ units up.
2 right and 3 up
100
What math subject is the distance formula used for?
Geometry
200
In the point (3, –5), identify the abscissa and ordinate.
Abscissa = 3, Ordinate = –5
200
Distance between (1,2) and (1,7).
5 units
200
The point (–4, –6) lies in this quadrant.
Third Quadrant
200
What is distance?
The amount of space between two points.
300
What is the abscissa of a point lying on the y-axis?
0
300
What is the distance formula?
300
The point (–5, 0) lies on this axis.
x -axis
300
Why do we use distance formula?
To find the distance between two points
500
What is the ordinate of a point lying on the x-axis?
0
500
Find distance between points whose abscissae are 2 and 2, and ordinates are 3 and –5.
8 units
500
In the point (x, y), the first value represents this.
x-coordinate (abscissa)
500
What other formula is the distance formula a part of?
The Pythagorean Theorem