Distance of a Point from a Line (of a point to a line)

This activity let's the student make sense of the meaning of the phrase "distance of a point to a line" ("distance of a point from a line"), which really means shortest distance of a point to a line. It also helps the students to experience the fact that the shortest distance of a point to a line happens when the line segment joining the point to the line is perpendicular to the line.

 

Lew W. S.

 
Tipo de recurso
Actividad
Etiquetas
class  distance  from  geometry  line  point  shortest  to  tutorial 
Grupo destino (edad)
15 – 19+
Idioma
English
 
 
 
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