document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=508932>Question 508932</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you use the distance formula to decide whether the three points are vertivles of a right triangle. For example (1,2)(-3,6)(1,-5) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #341209 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=341209\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the distances between the points are the lengths of the sides of the triangle\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if it is a right triangle, the distances will follow Pythagoras ___ a^2 + b^2 = c^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "BIG Hint: when you use the distance formula, you already have the squares of the sides </SPAN>\n" );
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