document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=864937>Question 864937</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the coordinates of a point equidistant from (-2, 8) (1,-1) and (-8,-4) Please show your solution. Thank you. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #521391 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=521391\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Those points are the vertices of  right isosceles triangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In a right triangle, the midpoint of the hypotenuse is equidistant from the three polygon vertices.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The hypotenuse is (-2, 8) to (-8,-4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The midpont (-5, 2) it is 3sqrt(5) from each vertex </SPAN>\n" );
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