SOLUTION: The vertices of the triangle are A(6,1), B(6,7) and C(10,7) show that the triangle is right angled and find it's sides?

Question 446465: The vertices of the triangle are A(6,1), B(6,7) and C(10,7) show that the triangle is right angled and find it's sides?
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x1 y1 x2 y2
d=
6 1 6 7
d(AB)=
d=
d=
d(AB)= 6.00
x1 y1 x2 y2
d(BC)=
10 7 6 7
d=
d=
d=
d(BC)= 4.00
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x1 y1 x2 y2
d(CA)=
10 7 6 1
d=
d=
d=
d(CA)= 7.215

d(AB)^2+d(BC)^2= d(AC)^2 if it is a right triangle
6^2+4^2= 7.215^2
52=52
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