Applications of Slope and the Distance Formula Answers

Consider the graph of quadrilateral WXYZ.

Point A lies on the circle and has an x-coordinate of –3.

Consider the graph of quadrilateral ABCD.

Helena wants to find the perimeter of the graphed quadrilateral ABCD.

Quadrilateral ABCD is shown on the grid.

Jose wants to find the perimeter of triangle ABC. He uses the distance formula to determine the length of AC. Finish Jose’s calculations to find the length of AC. What is the perimeter of triangle ABC? Round the answer to the nearest tenth, if necessary.

For triangle XYW, the slope of WX is , the slope of XY is 0.56, and the slope of YW is .

The first steps in determining the perimeter of triangle ABC are shown.To the nearest whole unit, what is the perimeter of triangle ABC?

Triangle ABC is shown on the grid.

Tomas is finding the coordinates of point A. He knows that point A has an x-coordinate of 8. He starts to compute the value of the y-coordinate. Complete Tomas’s work to answer the question. Which is the coordinate of point A?