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? asked in Education & ReferenceHomework Help · 8 years ago

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.

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  • 8 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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  • Anonymous
    4 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

  • 8 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)

              ______________________

        side AB = √  [ (Bx – Ax)² + (By – Ay)²   ]

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