Distance on the Coordinate Plane

6.NOS.9 · Unit 9 · Lesson 6

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Objectives / Objetivos

Content Objective: I can find the distance between two points on the coordinate plane using absolute value.

Language Objective: I can explain my work using the words distance, absolute value, horizontal distance, and vertical distance.

Key Idea / Idea clave

If points are on the same side of zero, subtract; if they are on opposite sides of zero, add the absolute values.

I Notice / Observo

  • What do the two points (-3, 2) and (4, 2) have in common?
  • How can you count the distance between points in the same row?

I Wonder / Me pregunto

  • What if the two points are NOT in the same row or column?

Vocabulary / Vocabulario

Term / TérminoDefinition / Definición
Distance
Distancia		How far apart two points are. It is never negative.
Qué tan separados están dos puntos. Nunca es negativo.
Absolute value
Valor absoluto		How far a number is from zero. It is never negative.
Qué tan lejos está un número de cero. Nunca es negativo.
Horizontal distance
Distancia horizontal		How far apart two points are going left or right.
Qué tan separados están dos puntos yendo a la izquierda o a la derecha.
Vertical distance
Distancia vertical		How far apart two points are going up or down.
Qué tan separados están dos puntos yendo hacia arriba o hacia abajo.
Coordinate plane
Plano cartesiano		A grid with a line going across and a line going up to plot points.
Una cuadrícula con una línea horizontal y una vertical para marcar puntos.
Integer
Número entero		Whole numbers and their opposites, like -2, -1, 0, 1, 2.
Números enteros y sus opuestos, como -2, -1, 0, 1, 2.

Practice Preview / Vista previa de práctica

  1. What is the distance between (-4, 3) and (2, 3)?
    1. 2 units
    2. 4 units
    3. 6 units
    4. 8 units
  2. Plot these pairs and find each distance: A(-5, 3) to B(2, 3), and C(4, -2) to D(4, 4)
  3. Find the perimeter of each rectangle using its vertex coordinates.
  4. Find the Distance Error
    1. Step 1: Problem — Find the distance between (-3, 4) and (5, 4)
    2. Step 2: Student thinking — Subtract: 5 - 3 = 2
    3. Step 3: Student answer — The distance is 2 units

    Which step has the mistake? Explain it and write the correct work.

Reflection / Reflexión

One thing I learned today / Una cosa que aprendí hoy: