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Show that the points are vertices of an isosceles triangle?
The points are (2,3) (4,9) and (-2,7)
Please tell me how to do it.
3 Answers
- BattleaxeLv 78 years ago
Use the distance formula for each pair of points:
d = SQR[(x2 - x1)^2 + (y2 - y1)^2]
If you find that two of the distances are the same, the triangle formed by the three points is isosceles by definition.
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- Anonymous4 years ago
in case you be conscious of the gap formula in 2-dimesions.....d=sqrt[(X2-X1)^2+(Y2-Y... in basic terms enhance it to 3 dimensions........d=sqrt[(X2-X1)^2+(Y2-Y... PQ:::d=sqrt9=3 PR:::d=sqrt2 QR:::d=sqrt9=3 Triangle is isosceles
- GeronimoLv 78 years ago
Find the distances between points A, B, and C,
to get side AB, side BC, and side AC.
If two sides are equal then it's isosceles.
For side AB: A = (Ax, Ay) = (2, 3) and B = (Bx, By) = (4, 9)
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side AB = √ [ (Bx – Ax)² + (By – Ay)² ]