The signs are missing from the components of the vectors. There are a number of ways the signs could have been so that the claim would be true. I will choose one way that works. There are two ways to show that a right triangle is formed by the vectors, by 1. showing that the three magnitudes satisfy the Pythagorean theorem 2. showing that the dot product of two of the vectors is zero. I'll use the Pythagorean theorem method. Let the three vectors be: A = 4i-j-3k, B = i-3j-2k, and C = 2i-7k If vectors P and Q have a common tail, then the vector P-Q can have its tip at the tip of P and its tail at the tip of Q. Therefore, the vector that can have its tip at the tip of A and its tail at the tip of B is A-B, and its magnitude is the same as the vector B-A. A-B = [(4)-(1)]i+[(-1)-(-3)]j+[(-3)-(-2)]k = [4-1]i+[-1+3]j+[-3+2]k = 3i+2j-k ∥A-B∥ = ∥B-A∥ =the vector that can have its tip at the tip of A and its tail at the tip of C is A-C, and its magnitude is the same as the vector A-C. A-C = [(4)-(2)]i+[(-1)-(0)]j+[(-3)-(-7)]k = [4-2]i+[-1]j+[-3+7]k = 2i-j+4k ∥A-C∥ = ∥C-A∥ = the vector that can have its tip at the tip of B and its tail at the tip of C is B-C, and its magnitude is the same as the vector B-C. B-C = [(1)-(2)]i+[(-3)-(0)]j+[(-2)-(-7)]k = [1-2]i+[-3]j+[-2+7]k = -i-3j+5k ∥B-C∥ = ∥C-B∥ = By the inverse of the Pythagorean theorem, ∥A-B∥2+∥A-C∥2 = ∥B-C∥2 So the 3 vectors joining the tips of A,B, and C form a right triangle. Edwin