Practice finding the distance between two points on the coordinate plane that share the same x- or y-coordinate. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.

This study guide on lines in a coordinate plane covers key terms, what different line slopes look like, postulates about parallel and perpendicular lines, the slope-intercept equation, how to graph parallel and perpendicular lines, and...

This interactive exercise focuses on using the Pythagorean Theorem to calculate distance and plotting points on a Cartesian grid.

In this interactive, students use logic and mathematical skill to place animals at the correct points on a Cartesian graph representing the cardinal directions. Then, they use the Pythagorean theorem to determine the distances between...

Which stock price had the largest change? How do you know? What is the distance between (a, 5) and (a, -3)? Students continue tracking their investments and work on strategies for calculating length of horizontal and vertical lines.

In this activity, students' will use a pair of motion detectors to record the cartesian coordinates of a rod moving in a star-shaped pattern and calculate the distances moved between the vertices of the star. They also compare these...

Use the coordinate plane and Pythagorean theorem to determine the length of a line segment. Click on the "Topic Index" to find a related practice exercise and teacher resource.

Students are able to manipulate a parallelogram on a coordinate grid to explore properties of a parallelogram and then calculate the distance of the sides, altitude, and area. The resource also includes links to further explain important...

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.

A seven-question quiz in which you'll answer questions about distance. You'll need to know how to find distance between points on a coordinate plane.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Students explore the concept of the distance formula by navigating through the interactive learning module and then answering questions that go along with the module. Students can also learn more about...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The equation of a plane on an x, y, z coordinate graph

Given the center and radius of a circle, determine if a point is inside of the circle, on the circle, or outside of the circle. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or...

This lesson demonstrates how to find missing x or y coordinate of a segment when given the distance between the two points on a coordinate plane. It is 5 of 4 in the series titled "Finding a Missing Coordinate Using the Distance Formula."

This lesson demonstrates how to find missing x or y coordinate of a segment when given the distance between the two points on a coordinate plane. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Finding a Missing Coordinate using the Distance Formula."

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...

Find the midpoint of a segment on the coordinate plane, or find the endpoint of a segment given one point and the midpoint. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or...

Explore the concept of absolute value in terms of distances traveled. This video focuses on a real world application of absolute value and visualizes the problem by graphing points on coordinate plane.

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,...

Students are shown two triangles touching points on a coordinate grid and are asked to answer questions about their perimeters. The purpose of this task is to apply the Pythagorean theorem to calculate distances and areas. Aligns with...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Here you will learn how to convert complex numbers from rectangular form to polar form. You will also explore the graphs of complex numbers on a polar graph.

Algebra instructional activity focuses on using patterns and relationships to write equations with two variables to represent relationships and patterns in real-world problems, plotting ordered pairs on a coordinate grid, and...