The coordinates of W and Y in the Cartesian plane are (-7, -4) and (3, 1), respectively. Plot points W and Y in the Cartesian plane. Then, draw a vertical line through Y and a horizontal line through W. What are the coordinates of the point of intersection of the vertical and horizontal line? Name the point of intersection as point Z. What are its coordinates? What kind of triangle is formed? Determine the measure of the height and base of the triangle. How will you find their measures? Which side is the height or altitude? Base? Name the height and the base. What do you call the side? How long is? How did you get the measure of WY?

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The coordinates of W and Y in the Cartesian plane are (-7, -4) and (3, 1), respectively.

  1. Plot points W and Y in the Cartesian plane. Then, draw a vertical line through Y and a horizontal line through W. What are the coordinates of the point of intersection of the vertical and horizontal line? Name the point of intersection as point Z. What are its coordinates? What kind of triangle is formed?
  2. Determine the measure of the height and base of the triangle. How will you find their measures? Which side is the height or altitude? Base? Name the height and the base.
  3. What do you call the side? How long is? How did you get the measure of WY?

 

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