ACTIVITY SHEET

GROUP 1
A. Activity
Study the figure below. How does the distance formula is being derived? Did you remember
the Pythagorean Theorem?

Replace the coordinates of E by (𝑥1, 𝑦1) and T by (𝑥2, 𝑦2). The coordinates of G would be (𝑥2, 𝑦1).
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 The horizontal distance from E to G is the same as the distance from G to E.

 Similarly, the vertical distance from T to G is the same as the distance from G to T.
 Therefore, the distance between these points is the absolute value of the difference of their
x-coordinates (horizontal) or y-coordinates (vertical).
EG = |x1 − x2| or |x2 − x1|
TG = |y1 − y2| or |y2 − y1|

The distance from E to T is

|ET|2 = (x2 − x1)2 + (y2 − y1)2

Illustrative Example 1: Study the solution below.

Find the distance between the points E (1, 1) and T (4, 5).
Solution:
Let (x1, y1) = (1, 1) and (x2, y2) = (4, 5).
Substitute the corresponding values of x1, y1, x2 and y2 in the distance formula, then solve.

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 =5
The distance between the points E and T is 5 units.

Answer the situation below by getting the distance between two points using the distance
formula. Refer to the example above.
 The Philippines is known for more than 7,107 islands. Many tourists love travelling by
boat from island to island, or island hopping. Find the shortest distance between the two
given islands in the map below.

Direction: Supply the following missing parts of the solution by following the given
example above.
Let (x1, y1) = (-3, 1) and (x2, y2) = (2,-1).

d = √(________))2 + (________)2
d = √(______)2 + (_______)2
d = √____ + _____
d = √ _____
The distance between the two islands is √______ units.