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Quadrilateral Explorations
In this geometry worksheet, 9th graders classify quadrilaterals by using coordinate geometry and the properties of various quadrilaterals. The seven page worksheet contains eleven questions. Answers are not included.
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Distance Formula
Students calculate the distance formula. For this geometry lesson, students find the distance between two points on a coordinate plane. They identify the four different quadrants.
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Human Coordinate Plane, Using the Distance Formula
High schoolers write the distance formula to solve equations for finding the distance between 2 points. For this distance formula lesson plan, students also write sentences explaining why their formulas would work.
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The Distance Formula
In this distance formula worksheet, students find the distance between 12 different sets of ordered pairs. Students use the distance formula given two ordered pairs to find the distance of a line segment.
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Mathematics Test Book 3
In this mathematics worksheet, students solve problems involving the Pythagorean Theorem, simple interest, distance formula and measurement conversions. This 20-page worksheet contains 10 multi-step problems.
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The Pythagorean Theorem, the Distance Formula, and Slope
Students explore the concept of the Pythagorean Theorem. In this Pythagorean Theorem lesson, students derive the distance formula and slope of a line from the Pythagorean Theorem.
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The Distance Formula
For this distance formula worksheet, students solve and complete 28 various types of problems. First, they find the distance between each pair of points provided. Then, students solve and graph the points.
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Distance and Midpoint Formulas
In this distance and midpoint formulas instructional activity, 9th graders solve and complete 10 different problems. First, they find the distance between given coordinate and write their answer in simplest radical form. Then, students...
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Chapter 10 - Objective 4.1 - Distance
In this distance worksheet, students solve equations involving square roots. They use the distance formula to solve four of the ten problems. This one-page worksheet contains ten problems.
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Distance Formula
Students create ways to find the number of square miles that lie in a triangle having vertices at A, B, and C. They compute the distance between two points and use Heron's formula to find the area of the triangle. Finally, students...
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Finding the Measure of Segments
Students observe and solve examples of betweenness, ruler postulate, and segment addition postulate. They complete the Finding the Measure of Segments worksheet using the distance formula.
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Distance Formula
In this online math worksheet, students practice their ability to calculate the distance between two points by utilizing the distance formula. Students can check their answers, and there are "hints" given should they get stuck.
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Math All Around Us
Young scholars identify real world problems from given story problems. In this story problem lesson, students find places, events or items in the school environment that can be used to create story problems. Young scholars take a picture...
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The Shortest Distance
Students, working on their GED, examine the steps used to resolve the unknown sides of a right triangle. They express the square root function as an exponential function and derive the distance formula using principles of geometry.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Firefighter Training
In this video segment from Cyberchase, Harry decides to train as a firefighter and uses line graphs to chart his physical fitness progress.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: The Two Trains
A detailed explanation on how long it will take two trains heading in opposite directions to meet.
Texas A&M University
Wtamu Virtual Math Lab: Intermediate Algebra
This site is a tutorial for students in algebra 2 or for those who need a refresher. The site has explanations, definitions, examples, practice problems and practice tests are found covering topics such as linear equations, graphing,...
PBS
Pbs Mathline: Aw Chute Lesson Plan
Students will design and construct parachutes to determine the rate of descent using the distance formula. Printable lesson
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Hurricane! Saving Lives With Reasoning & Computer Science
Students develop and apply the distance formula and an x-y coordinate plane on a hurricane tracking map, and then use a map scale to determine distance in miles. Then, using MATLAB computer science programming language, students help...
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: The Distance Formula
Twenty-four problems cover the topic of applying the distance formula in different settings. They are given with each step to the solution cleverly revealed one at a time. You can work each step of the problem then click the "View...
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Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: The Distance Formula and the Midpoint Formula
Twenty-two problems present a variety of practice working with the distance formula and the midpoint formula. They are given with each step to the solution cleverly revealed one at a time. You can work each step of the problem then click...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Coordinate Geometry: Length and Distance
Given coordinates of points, the student will use the distance formula to solve problems involving length and distance.
Goodwill
Gcf Global: Distance Word Problems
Learn how to read and understand distance word problems so you can solve them.
Government of Alberta
Learn Alberta: Distance Between Two Locations
This Java applet allows the user to name any two points in a Cartesian system, see the segment on the screen and view how the distance between the two points is found.