Unit 1.

Plane Analytic Geometry

Topic 3. Distance Between Two Points

Application

Activity
Solve each problem below. Show your complete solution with illustrations.
1. Find the distance between each pair of points below:

2. If a point (x, 1) is 2√ 5 units from (2, 3), then what is x?

3. Find the values of y for which the distance between the points P(2, -3) and Q(10, y) is
10 unit

4. Find the area of a circle with a diameter joining the points (-4, 2) and (12, -6).
5. Show that the points A(2, -3), B(5, 0), C(2, 3) and D(-1, 0) are the vertices of a square. Find its
perimeter and area.
6. Show that the points A(-2, 5), B(4, -3) and C(0, -6) are the vertices of a right triangle. Find its
perimeter and area.
7. Determine x so that the three points (x, -3), (9, 1) and (13, 2) are on the same line.