Remember: Same side of zero, subtract. Opposite sides of zero, add. A distance is never negative.
Count the steps
1
P and Q have the same second number. How far apart are P and Q? Count the steps from P to Q. Answer:
2
P and Q have the same first number. How far apart are they? Answer:
3
P is at (−2, 3) and Q is at (−6, 3). How far apart are they?
8 units2 units4 units−4 units
4
P and Q are on opposite sides of the y-axis. How far apart are they? Answer:
Same side, or opposite sides?
5
A is at (−4, 3) and B is at (−4, −2). A and B are 3 units apart.
TrueFalse
6
Each pair of points is joined by a letter pair. Which two points are 6 units apart?
A and BC and DE and F
7
Join each pair of points to how far apart they are.
1(2, 5) and (2, 9)
2(−3, 1) and (4, 1)
3(−6, −2) and (−6, −8)
4(0, −5) and (0, 3)
A4
B6
C8
D7
8
On a map, each square is 1 block. The library L and the park K are on one street. How many blocks is it from L to K? Answer:
Think it through
9
Point R is at (2, −4). Point S is straight above R, 9 units away. What is the second number of S? Answer:
10
P is at (−5, 2) and Q is at (3, 2). Which sum or difference gives how far apart they are?
5 + 35 − 33 − 55 × 3
11
A is at (−4, 3). B is in the same column, 10 units away, and below the x-axis. What is the second number of B? Answer:
12
P is at (−7, 4) and Q is at (2, 4). Write how you find how far apart they are.
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