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Cogito

Grade 6 Math · Chapter 4 · Lesson 6

Practice Worksheet

Distance on the Coordinate Plane

Counting the gap between two points.

10 problems · about 18 minutes · 6.NS.C.8, 6.G.A.3

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Figure — use these to answer the problems

Move the point and read its coordinates in any quadrant.

(-3, 1)

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Figure 1

Warm-Up Review

From earlier lessons. Loosen up before the new work.

3 problems

From “Ordering Negative Numbers”
Which is smaller, −7 or −4?
Answer
From “Opposites”
What is −(−8)?
Answer
From “All Four Quadrants”
How far is it from (−3, 4) to (6, 4)?
Answer

Warm Up

Straightforward practice. Get the method working first.

3 problems

Distance from (−3, 2) to (5, 2)?
Answer
Distance from (2, 5) to (2, 9)?
Answer
Distance from (−5, 0) to (−1, 0)?
Answer

Build It Up

The same ideas with more to keep track of.

2 problems

Distance from (0, −3) to (0, 6)?
Answer
Distance from (−6, 1) to (−2, 1)?
Answer

Stretch Yourself

Mixed problems. Work out what kind of question it is before you start.

2 problems

The Horizontal Gap
How far is it from (1, 4) to (9, 4)?
Answer
Across Zero
How far is it from (−4, 2) to (3, 2)?
Answer