To prove that triangles TRS and SUT are congruent we can follow these statements:
1.- SR is perpendicular to RT: Given
2.-TU is perpendicular to US: Given
3.-Angle STR is congruent with angle TSU: Given.
4.-Reflexive property over ST: ST is congruent with itself (ST = ST)
From here, we can see that both triangles TRS and SUT have one angle of 90 degrees, another angle that they both have, and also they share one side (ST) ,then:
5.- By the ASA postulate (angle side angle), triangles TRS and SUT are congruent
First, Use the slope equation to find the slope of the line passing thru these two points:
m=rise/run
Here, the rise is 13-3, or 10, and the run is 7-2, or 5. Thus, the slope, m, is 10/5, or 2: m=2.
We want the slope-intercept form, so let's begin with its general form:
y=mx+b. Substitute the slope 2 for m: y=2x+b. Now choose either of the given points. Arbitrarily I am choosing (2,3). Then x=2 and y=3.
Substituting these values into y=2x+b: 3 = 2(2) + b, or b= 3 -4, or b = -1.
Then the equation of this line, in slope-intercept form, is y = 2x - 1.
The distance formula is synonymous to Pythagorean's theorem.
