SOLUTION: Use slope to show that XYZ is a right triangle... where X is (2,4), Z is (-1,0) .. & Y is (3, -3)

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Question 451439: Use slope to show that XYZ is a right triangle... where X is (2,4), Z is (-1,0) .. & Y is (3, -3)
Answer by robertb(5830) About Me  (Show Source):
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Slope of line XZ = %284-0%29%2F%282--1%29+=+4%2F3
Slope of line ZY = %280--3%29%2F%28-1-3%29+=+-3%2F4
Since the product of the two slopes is -1, the triangle formed is a right triangle.