KEY CONCEPT KEY

CONCEPT

You can use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the distance

between any two points, P and Q, on the coordinate plane.
y
4 Q
Draw a right triangle with
c side PQ as its hypotenuse.
2 b
P
a x
O 2 4

Do You Understand? Do You Know How?

1. Essential Question   How can you use the In 4–6, use the coordinate plane below.
Pythagorean Theorem to find the distance
y
between two points? C(1, 2)
2

x
22 O 2
E(−2, 1) D(2, −1)
22

2. Model with Math  Can you use a right triangle 4. Find the distance between points C and D.
to represent the distance between any two Round to the nearest hundredth.
points on the coordinate plane? Explain. MP.4

5. Find the perimeter of △CDE.

3. Generalize  How does the fact that the points

are on opposite sides of the y-axis affect the
process of finding the distance between the two
points? MP.8

6. Point B is plotted on the coordinate plane above

the x-axis. △BDE is equilateral. What are the
coordinates of point B to the nearest hundredth?

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