document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=894451>Question 894451</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find the equation of the right angled isosceles triangle whose vertex is (-2,-3) and whose base is x=0. Plz provide me the answer with detail? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #542059 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39630)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=542059\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The base is ON the line x=0; the base IS NOT x=0.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The vertex point is to the left of the y-axis, and the base is on the y axis.  The triangle as you described is a right triangle of the 45-45-90 type.  If you sketch this and have adequate intuition, you see two perpendicular lines containing (-2,-3).  Another fact you should quickly find is that distance from (-2,-3) to the base is |2|, or 2. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You are looking for some algebra and coordinate geometry here in a more formal way, but my sketch on paper shows a segment on the y axis of length 4 units.  This isosceles triangle is cut into two smaller such triangles sharing the 2-unit length side between them, distance from (-2,-3) to the y-axis.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Slopes of the two longer (hypotenuse) segments are 1, and -1.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "y-intercepts are (0,-1) and (0,-5).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can find the \"equations\" of the lines containing those sides any way you want.  Just you can continue knowing the three vertices of (-2,-3); (0,-1); and (0, -5).\r<BR>\n" );
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