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The XY-Plane
By
Jonathan D. Williams
Copyright 20122014 Jonathan D. Williams
Copyright 2012-2014 Jonathan D. Williams
Overview
Lesson Objectives
Composition of the XY-Plane
Plotting Coordinate Points
The Distance Formula
The Slope Formula
Lesson Objectives
By the end of this presentation, you should be able to:
Understand the divisions of the xy-plane into its
quadrants
Plot any coordinate point on the xy-plane
Evaluate the distance between any two points on the xyplane
Evaluate the slope between any two points on the xyplane
6
5
4
3
2
1
1
2
Origin
,
3
4
5
6
II
5
4
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>
>
>
2
1
III
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2
3
4
5
6
IV
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7
6
5
4
3
2
1
2
7
6
4
3
2
,
2
1
2
7
6
4
3
2
,
2
1
2
7
6
4
3
2
1
2
7
6
4
3
2
1
2
7
6
4
3
2
1
1
2
7
6
1
2
7
6
3
2
1
2
= 2 + 2 .
Next, substitute the values
for and . Into the
equation and simplify the
result.
3
2
+ 3
= 16 + 9
= 25
=5
7
6
3
2
1
1
2
7
6
3
2
1
1
= 2 + 2 .
Now substitute with
2 1 and with 2 1 .
This yields:
=
2 1
+ 2 1
Solution Steps
2 1
+ 2 1
1 , 1 2, 1
2 , 2 4,7
=
4 2
= 4+2 2+ 7+1
= 6 2+ 8 2
= 36 + 64
= 100
= 10
7 1
2
Solution Steps
2 1
2 1
1 , 1 2, 1
2 , 2 4,7
=
=
7 1
4 2
7+1 8 4
= =
4+2 6 3
4
3