SOLUTION: Acute isosceles triangle ABC has vertices A(-2,-1), B(3,13), with point C on the line x=-7. If AB=BC, then find the coordinates of C.
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Question 1100224: Acute isosceles triangle ABC has vertices A(-2,-1), B(3,13), with point C on the line x=-7. If AB=BC, then find the coordinates of C. Answer by greenestamps(13198) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! If AB=BC, then (AB)^2 = (AC)^2; so we can solve the equation that says the squares of the distances are equal.
Using the distance formula on AB, we find
Using the distance formula on BC, we find
