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Cartesian grid distance in a straight line

Teaching Transcript

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What is the distance between these two points?

Let's place them on the Cartesian grid to see the problem a bit more clearly

We can see that 'Y' does not change

So our distance is just the change in 'X' as it goes from 2 to 5.So that's a distance of 3

This math skill teaches how to find the distance between two points that lie on a straight horizontal line on the Cartesian grid. The distance is determined solely by the change in the 'X' coordinates since the 'Y' coordinate remains constant.

Skill Practice

Cartesian grid distance in a straight line

Test your understanding of cartesian grid distance in a straight line by practicing it! Work through the below exercises to use it in practice.