Distance Formula

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Grade Range: 6 - 8

This activity, designed for lower level math classes such as 7-9 grade introductory algebra, allows students to set points on a graph and then measure the distance between the points using a ruler as well as with the distance formula. This is a good activity to show students how the distance formula works.

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graphing,

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Math,