document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1027167>Question 1027167</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need to figure out if any of these points form a right triangle. They are (0,0) (-5,2) (2,-5) So far, I have drawn my triangle on a graph and named (0,0) A; (-5,2) B and (2,-5) C. I found the distance from AB is 2/-5, the distance from AC is -5/2, and the distance from BC is -1. How do I know if any of these points form a right triangle or not? Thanks so much for taking your time to help!! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #642413 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</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=642413\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If a right triangle, the longest side should be the hypotenuse.  You can plug in the distance values you found into Pythagorean Theorem formula.  If the statement is true, then you have a right triangle.  If the statement is false, the triangle is not a right triangle.\r<BR>\n" );
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