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In the problems on this page, we solved for distance and rate of travel, but you can also use the travel equation to solve for time. You can even use it to solve certain problems where you're trying to figure out the distance, rate, or time of two or more moving objects.
Problems. Problem 1: Find the distance between the points (2, 3) and (0, 6). Problem 2: Find the distance between point (-1, -3) and the midpoint of the line segment joining (2, 4) and (4, 6). Problem 3: Find x so that the distance between the points (-2, -3) and (-3, x) is equal to 5.
28 sie 2019 · The Corbettmaths Practice Questions on working out the distance between two points.
The distance between the two points (x 1,y 1) and (x 2,y 2) is given by the distance formula. Read the lesson on distance formula for more information and examples.
The distance formula calculates the distance between two points by treating the vertical and horizontal distances as sides of a right triangle, and then finding the length of the line (hypotenuse of a right triangle) using the Pythagorean Theorem.
Distance problems are word problems that involve the distance an object will travel at a certain average rate for a given period of time. The formula for distance problems is: distance = rate × time or d = r × t.
Whenever you read a problem that involves "how fast", "how far", or "for how long", you should think of the distance equation, d = rt, where d stands for distance, r stands for the (constant or average) rate of speed, and t stands for time.
