Triangle PQR has vertices at the following coordinates: P(0, 1), Q(3, 2), and R(5, -4). Determine whether or not triangle PQR is
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There are many ways to do this, I prefer the distance formula it looks like this:
We are given 2 pairs of coordinates: (0,2) and (0,4)
0=x1
2=y1
0=x2
4=y2
We take the numbers and sub in the values above in place of the variables:
Simplfy it:
0^2=0
2^2=4
We are left with :
Final answer: 2
We are given 2 pairs of coordinates: (0,2) and (0,4)
0=x1
2=y1
0=x2
4=y2
We take the numbers and sub in the values above in place of the variables:
Simplfy it:
0^2=0
2^2=4
We are left with :
Final answer: 2