Beth and Jenny are meeting at Beth's grandmother's house next week to help her clean out her attic. The girls draw a map to plan out their route. Beth lives 3 miles from her grandmother and Jenny lives 4 miles from Beth's grandmother. The girls use the map to figure out how far they live from each other.
•On a separate sheet of paper, draw a coordinate plane. Label the x and y axis, as well as the origin.
•Randomly choose a point to represent Beth's grandmother's house. Make sure to label the point.

Question

Beth and Jenny are meeting at Beth's grandmother's house next week to help her clean out her attic. The girls draw a map to plan out their route. Beth lives 3 miles from her grandmother and Jenny lives 4 miles from Beth's grandmother. The girls use the map to figure out how far they live from each other.
•On a separate sheet of paper, draw a coordinate plane. Label the x and y axis, as well as the origin.
•Randomly choose a point to represent Beth's grandmother's house. Make sure to label the point.

anonymous · Answer

•Using the distance formula, find the straight line distance between Beth and Jenny's houses. 

Complete your work in the space provided or upload a file that can display math symbols if your work requires it. Include the coordinate plane with all points and axes labeled, the distance between Beth and Jenny's house and the steps that you took to find the distance between the houses.