SOLUTION: Show that the points (-2,4),(3,-1) and (-1,-3) are the verticles of an isosceles triangle and find its area.

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Question 1086569: Show that the points (-2,4),(3,-1) and (-1,-3) are the verticles of an isosceles triangle and find its area.
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Show that the points (-2,4),(3,-1) and (-1,-3) are the verticles of an isosceles triangle and find its area.
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Label the points A(-2,4), B(3,-1) and C(-1,-3)
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Find the side lengths.
If 2 are equal, it's isosceles.
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Area = b*h/2