SOLUTION: these are the coordinates of a triangle J(-5,0), K(5,8), L(4,-1), what type of triangle is i think that it is isosceles,but i'm not sure

Question 1055930: these are the coordinates of a triangle J(-5,0), K(5,8), L(4,-1), what type of triangle is i think that it is isosceles,but i'm not sure

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Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
these are the coordinates of a triangle J(-5,0), K(5,8), L(4,-1), what type of triangle is i think that it is isosceles,but i'm not sure
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Why do you think that?
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Find the lengths of the 3 sides.
Answer by MathTherapy(10556) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

these are the coordinates of a triangle J(-5,0), K(5,8), L(4,-1), what type of triangle is i think that it is isosceles,but i'm not sure

Are you looking at it and "guessing" the type? That will not work in this case.
You need to use the distance (d) formula: to find the length of each side (JK, JL, and KL).
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