SOLUTION: find all possible values for y so that (5 8) (-4 11) and (2 y) are the vertices of a right triangle and graph

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Question 1029992: find all possible values for y so that (5 8) (-4 11) and (2 y) are the vertices of a right triangle and graph
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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find all possible values for y so that (5 8) (-4 11) and (2 y) are the vertices of a right triangle and graph
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Plot the two points.
Draw the line x = 2
Determine where your 90 angle should be by finding a point on
the line that looks like it will give you a right angle.
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Determine the equation of each of the sides that form
the right angle. Find their point of intersection.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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