document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1137452>Question 1137452</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Tenille and Jana were asked to determine if a triangle on a coordinate plane is a right triangle. Tenille said that she was going to check the slopes of the two shorter sides to see if they were perpendicular. Jana said that she<BR>\n" );
document.write( "was going to use the distance formula and use the converse of the Pythagorean theorem. Which student is correct?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "im guessing Jana would be correct so she can have the distance between the sides and at the same time can also figure out if they are perpendicular or not.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "1.  &nbsp;&nbsp;They both are correct.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2.  &nbsp;&nbsp;Do not use this combination of words &nbsp;\"the distance between the sides\", &nbsp;when you talk about a triangle.\r<BR>\n" );
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