Study Guide
I. Distance Formula
Objectives:
To calculate the distance between two points.
Apply the Distance Formula in Proving Geometric properties.
1. What is the position of a line if we connect the two points that forms a directed distance?
A. Diagonal to the x or y-axis Directed Distance is the distance between
B. Horizontal to the x or y axis any two points on the x or y axis or any
C. Parallel to the x or y axis two points parallel to the x-axis and y-
D. Vertical to the x or y axis axis.
2. Given the distance formula, d= √(x ¿ ¿ 2−x ) +( y ¿ ¿ 2− y ) ¿ ¿
1
2
1
2
. What is the distance between
points C (5, 2) and D(7, 5)?
A. √ 10 √
Solution: d= (x ¿ ¿ 2−x 1 )2+( y ¿ ¿ 2− y 1)2 ¿ ¿
B. √ 13 Assign first the values, x 1=5 , y 1=2 , x 2=7 , y 2=5
C. √ 15 Substitute the values
D. √ 16 √
d= (x ¿ ¿ 2−x 1 )2+( y ¿ ¿ 2− y 1)2 ¿ ¿
√
d= (7−5)2+(5−2)2 d= √ 4 +9
d= √ (2)2 +(3)2 d= √ 13
3. Dianne walks daily from home to school. Their home is in coordinate (5, 0) and the school
is in (7, 6). What is the distance that Dianne walks daily from their house to school?
A. 2√ 10 √
Solution: d= (x ¿ ¿ 2−x 1 )2+( y ¿ ¿ 2− y 1)2 ¿ ¿
B. 2√ 13 Assign first the values, x 1=5 , y 1=0 , x 2=7 , y 2=6
C. 4√ 10 Substitute the values
D. 4√ 13 √
d= (x ¿ ¿ 2−x 1 )2+( y ¿ ¿ 2− y 1)2 ¿ ¿
√
d= (7−5)2+(6−0)2 d= √ 4 +46
d= √ (2)2 +(6)2 d= 2 √ 1 0
4. Adelle, Matt, and John live near the school. Adelle’s house is located at (4, 5), Matt’s residence is at
coordinates (1, 1) and John’s house is situated at (0, 3).
If the distance between Matt and John’s house is √ 5 units and Adelle and Matt is 5 units. What is the
distance between Adelle and John’s house? Prove that the distances of their house forms a right
triangle.
√
Solution: AJ = (x ¿ ¿ 2−x 1 )2+( y ¿ ¿ 2− y 1)2 ¿ ¿
A. 2 √ 5 units x 1=4 , y 1=5 , x 2=0 , y 2=3
B. 5 units Substitute the values Proving:
C. 2 √ 10 units
√ 2
AJ= (0−4) +(3−5) 2
AM = AJ + MJ2
2 2
D. 10 units
√
AJ= (4)2 +22 52 =¿ ) 2 + √ 5 2
AJ= √ 16+ 4 25 = 20 + 5
AJ= 2 √ 5 units 25 = 25
Therefore the distances of their
house forms a right triangle.
5. Supposed that ∆ HOT is an isosceles triangle. If the distance between line segment HO is 5 units.
What is the distance of line segment OT?
h (4, 5) Remember that an
isosceles triangle is a
A. 4 units
kind of triangle, wherein
B. 5 units
its two sides are of equal
C. 7 units
length.
D. 10 units
O (1, 1)
T (5, -2)
√
Solution: OT = (x ¿ ¿ 2−x 1 )2+( y ¿ ¿ 2− y 1)2 ¿ ¿
Assign first the values, x 1=1 , y1 =1 , x 2=5 , y 2=−2
Substitute the values
√
OT= (5−1)2 +(−2−1)2
√
d= (4)2 +(−3)2 d= √ 25 Since, HO and OT have the same length
d= √ 16+9 d= 5 units then the triangle is an Isosceles Triangle.
II. Equation of a Circle
To illustrate the center radius form of the equation of the circle
To determine the center and radius of a circle given its equation.
6. What do you call an equation that is written in a form, ( x−a)2 + ( y−b)2 = r2?
A. A and B Form
B. Center-Radius Form (Standard Form)
C. General Form
D. Original Form
7. Given the illustration in the right, what is the equation of a circle in the standard form?
A. x 2+ ( y +2)2 = 16
B. x 2+ ( y−2)2 = 16
C. x 2+ ¿ = 4
D. x 2+ ( y−2)2 = 4
8. What is the center and radius of the equation of the circle, given by
x2+ y2+ 4x-4y= 17?
Solution:
A. Center (2, 2), r = 25
B. Center (-2, -2), r = 5
C. Center (-2, 2), r = 5
D. Center (2, -2), r = 25
9. Using the center and the radius in item number 8, graph the circle.
10. What is the center and radius of the equation of the circle, given by x 2+ y2+ 14x+8y= -61?
Solution:
A. Center (7, 4), r = 2
B. Center (-7, -4), r = 2
C. Center (-7, 4), r = 2
D. Center (7, -4), r = 2
11. Now that you have identified the center and radius in item number 10, illustrate the circle
on the graph.
12. If a cell site, with coordinates at the origin, can send a cellular signal up to 3 km radius, will a person at
coordinates (-2, 1) be able to get the cellular signal?
What is the equation of a circle?
Solution and Reason:
A. x 2+ y 2 = 9
B. x 2+ y 2 = 9
C. ¿+ ( y +1)2 = 9
D. ¿+ ( y−1)2 =9