Year 8 Mathematics / Pythagoras' Theorem

Distance Between Two Points

Use Pythagoras' theorem to find the straight-line distance between two points on the Cartesian plane by treating the horizontal and vertical separations as the shorter sides.

Syllabus area

Measurement and Space

Focus

Develop Pythagoras fluency as the direct prerequisite for Year 9 working with triangles and trigonometric ratios.

You can jump straight to the Mastery Quiz whenever you are ready.

Nova Maths

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