1 Jason draws a rectangle in the coordinate plane at the right to represent his yard. To get from one corner of his yard to another, Jason travels 4 units down and then 6 units right. Draw arrows on the coordinate plane to show Jason’s path. Write the coordinates for his start and end points. START:___ END:___

2 Use the coordinate plane in problem 1. What is the perimeter of rectangle YARD?
units

3 Mary models her rectangular room in the coordinate plane at the right. She plans to hang strings of lights on two perpendicular walls. What are the lengths of and ?
units units

4 Use the coordinate plane in problem 3. What is the area of Mary’s room?
square units

5 The coordinate plane at the right models the streets
of a city. The points A(3, 8), B(6, 3), and C(3, 3) are
connected to form a park in the shape of a triangle.
Connect the points to form the triangle. Which two sides of the park form a right angle?
and

6 Use the coordinate plane in problem 5. Tyler walks along the two sides of the park that form the right angle. How many blocks does he walk in all?
blocks

7 How can you find distances between points in a
coordinate plane?