SOLUTION: Determine whether the three points are the vertices of a right triangle. (10, -4), (16, -2), (15, -7)

SOLUTION: Determine whether the three points are the vertices of a right triangle. (10, -4), (16, -2), (15, -7)

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Question 897473: Determine whether the three points are the vertices of a right triangle.
(10, -4), (16, -2), (15, -7)
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
See if it follows the Pythagorean theorem.
Use the distance formula to calculate the sides.

If it was a right triangle, by the Pythagorean theorem,

False, so it's not a right triangle.

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