SOLUTION: 8. a) Given only the vertices of a triangle, describe the steps you would take to decide whether the triangle is an right-angle triangle. Thank you very much!!!

SOLUTION: 8. a) Given only the vertices of a triangle, describe the steps you would take to decide whether the triangle is an right-angle triangle. Thank you very much!!!

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Question 189355: 8. a) Given only the vertices of a triangle, describe the steps you would take to decide whether the triangle is an right-angle triangle.
Thank you very much!!!
Answer by scott8148(6628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a right triangle follows Pythagoras' rule ___ a^2 + b^2 = c^2

you can use the distance formula to find the distances between the pairs of points

then check if the distances follow Pythagoras
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