Calculate the distance between two points using the Pythagorean Theorem in this activity.
[i]Answer these open ended questions on your own or with others to form deeper math connections. [/i]
How can you find the horizontal distance between 2 points on a graph?
When using the Pythagorean Theorem, what connections can you make with previous lessons that you have learned before (i.e. are these problems equations or an expressions?, What steps do you use to solve for the variable, etc...).
If you were given only coordinate points, how could you find the vertical (y axis change) and horizontal (x axis change) to determine the distance between the points?