Shortest Distance
Math: Geometry: Points, Lines and Angles
9-12
45 Minutes
TI-Nspire CX series
2.1
Student Handout
Lessons
TNS
Shortest Distance
Activity Overview
Students will discover, through exploration, that the shortest distance from a point on a line to the origin is a measure of a perpendicular line segment. You will investigate this minimization problem and support the analytical explanations with interactive explorations.
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Math: Geometry: Points, Lines and Angles
9-12
45 Minutes
TI-Nspire CX series
2.1
Student Handout
Lessons
TNS
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