SOLUTION: find the perimeter of the triangles whose vertices are the following specified points in the plane (4,-10)(-9,-2)(3,2)

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Question 526263: find the perimeter of the triangles whose vertices are the following specified points in the plane
(4,-10)(-9,-2)(3,2)
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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Use the distance formula to calculate the measure of a side of the triangle.



where and are the coordinates of one pair of the given vertex points.

Repeat for the other two pairs of points.

Sum the three results.

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