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7 7 COOR DIN A TES, RA
COORDINATES, RATIO, TIO,

AND PROPORTION AND PROPORTION

DISTANCE BETWEEN TWO COORDINATES

Horizontal distance and vertical distance from the origin
The Cartesian plane shows several areas in a zoo.

Ticket counter is at the origin.
y
The distance of (0, 5)
each grid is 1 unit. 5

4
(1, 4)

vertical axis 3 (5, 3)

2

The distance (5, 2)
along the
y-axis is 1
vertical
distance.
(4, 0)
ticket x
counter O 1 unit 1 2 3 4 5 6
horizontal axis

The distance along the x-axis is horizontal distance.

The horizontal distance
a The horizontal distance of the parrot
from the origin is x unit.
from the ticket counter is 4 units.
b The vertical distance from the ticket ( x, y )

counter to the jetty is 5 units.
c The horizontal distance from The vertical
the origin to the lion is 5 units. distance from the
The vertical distance is . origin is y unit.

• Start the lesson by recalling the coordinates of a point in the first
quadrant of the Cartesian plane. 235
7.1.1
• Discuss the horizontal distance and vertical distance of other places
in the Cartesian plane above.