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Shortest Distance

Author
Subject Area
Math: Geometry: Points, Lines and Angles
Level
9-12
Activity Time
45 Minutes
TI Calculator
TI-Nspire CX series
TI-Nspire Version
2.1
Other Materials
Student Handout
Resource Types
Lessons
Format
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.

Before the Activity

Distribute copies of the student handout.

During the Activity

This is the completed "teacher version" of the TI-Nspire document for this activity. This is an example of what the student results should look like.

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Author
Subject Area
Math: Geometry: Points, Lines and Angles
Level
9-12
Activity Time
45 Minutes
TI Calculator
TI-Nspire CX series
TI-Nspire Version
2.1
Other Materials
Student Handout
Resource Types
Lessons
Format
TNS
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