document.write( "Question 762398: there are three vertices of a triangle (-4,5),(-4,-3) and (2,3) give the length of the longest side enter answer as a simplified ratical \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #463916 by Cromlix(4381)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Distance = Square root of(x2 - x1)^2+ (y2 - y1)^2 \n" ); document.write( "(-4,5) (-4,-3) Sqrt(-4-(-4))^2 + (-3-5)^2 \n" ); document.write( " Sqrt(0)^2 + (-8)^2 \n" ); document.write( " = Sqrt 64 = 8 units \n" ); document.write( "(-4,-3) (2,3) Sqrt(2-(-4)^2 + (3 -(-3)^2 \n" ); document.write( " Sqrt (6)^2 + (6^2) \n" ); document.write( " Sqrt 36 + 36 \n" ); document.write( " Sqrt 72 = 6sqrt2 \n" ); document.write( "(-4,5) (2,3) Sqrt (2-(-4)^2 + (3 - 5)^2 \n" ); document.write( " Sqrt (6)^2 + (-2)^2 \n" ); document.write( " Sqrt 36 + 4 \n" ); document.write( " Sqrt 40 = 2sqrt10\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Longest side = 6sqrt2. \n" ); document.write( "Hope this helps \n" ); document.write( ":-) \n" ); document.write( " |