For each of the triangles A, B, and C complete the following:

(i) using the scale, write the coordinates of each of the three vertices (ii) calculate the vertical distance (iii) calculate the horizonatl distance (iv) calculate the length of the
hypotenuse (don’t write your answer in decimal form)

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Answer the following:

For triangle A

1. Without counting and using only the coordinates of the vertices, how will you find the horizontal distance? Write your solution. _________________________________________

2. Without counting and using only the coordinates of the vertices, how will you find the vertical distance? Write your solution. ___________________________________________

3. How did you find the hypotenuse? Write your solution. _________________________________________________________________________________________________

For triangle B

1. Without counting and using only the coordinates of the vertices, how will you find the horizontal distance? Write your solution. _________________________________________

2. Without counting and using only the coordinates of the vertices, how will you find the vertical distance? Write your solution. ___________________________________________

3. How did you find the hypotenuse? Write your solution. _________________________________________________________________________________________________

For triangle C

1. Without counting and using only the coordinates of the vertices, how will you find the horizontal distance? Write your solution. _________________________________________

2. Without counting and using only the coordinates of the vertices, how will you find the vertical distance? Write your solution. ___________________________________________
y
3. How did you find the hypotenuse? Write your solution. _________________________________________________________________________________________________
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For the triangle at the right

 P (x1, y1)
1. How will you find PM using only the coordinates? Write your formula/solution below.

 M (x2, y2)