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Calculating the length of a line segment

The starter and exit quiz of the lesson “Calculating the length of a line segment”, from the unit “Right-angled trigonometry” (Year 10 Maths) by Oak National Academy.

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12 questions

  1. The coordinates (3, 8) translate to (7, 8). What is the change to the x-coordinate?
  2. The coordinates (3, -8) translate to (7, 8). What is the change to the y-coordinate?
  3. Work out the length of the hypotenuse, for this right-angled triangle.
  4. Work out the length of the edge marked x, for this right-angled triangle.
  5. M is the midpoint of a line segment AB. Given that A(4, 8) and B(6, 20), what are the coordinates of the midpoint M?
  6. M is the midpoint of a line segment AB. Given that A(5, 9) and M(8, 5), what are the coordinates of B?
  7. Put the length of these line segments in order, starting with the shortest.
  8. What is the length of the line segment AB, to 1 decimal place?
  9. What is the length of the line segment AB, to 1 decimal place?
  10. Given that A(4, 7) and B(7, 11), what is the length of the line segment AB?
  11. Given that A(-9, -9) and B(3, -4), what is the length of the line segment AB?
  12. Find the length of line segment CD starting at the origin with midpoint (4, 2). Give your answer to 2 decimal places.

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