Question

Graph a right triangle with the two points 4,5 and -4,8​

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Please write points using parentheses:  (4, 5) and (-4, 8}.

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(4, 5) is in the 1st quadrant and (-4, 8} is in the 2nd. Reversing the order of these two points yields (-4, 8) and (4, 5).  From this we can see that while moving from (-4, 8) to (4, 5) involves following a line with negative slope (because the y-coordinate decreases from 8 to 5 as the x-coordinate increases from -4 to +4).  This sloping line is the hypotenuse of a right triangle.  Draw a vertical line segment through (-4, 8) and a horizontal line segment through (4, 5).  This hypotenuse, the vertical line segment and the horizontal line segment are the boundaries of the desired right triangle.