What does a fly have to do the coordinate plane? Which ancient mathematician does Mr. Noel most resemble? These are just 2 of the important questions this lesson seeks to answer.

Mars Pathfinder Media Reel, Part 1

Media reel video produced by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a branch of NASA specializing in robotic space exploration. This video shows the assembly and launch of the Pathfinder mission. Duration: 37:48

Mars Pathfinder Media Reel, Part 2

Computer generated animations of the Pathfinder Mission to Mars as well as the landing of the Sojourner Rover on the surface of Mars. Duration: 4:36

Pathfinder and Sojourner Rover 360 Degree View

360-degree panorama image of the Pathfinder landing site.

Distance Formula and Pythagorean Theorem

In this video, Professor Rob enthusiastically demonstrates how to use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the length of a segment in the coordinate plane. He then generalizes that technique to derive the distance formula. Duration: 22_51

Challenge Problems, Q3

Deriving the 3-D distance formula. Duration_8_39

Geometry 2(B) derive and use the distance, slope, and midpoint formulas to verify geometric relationships