determine if the triangle with the following vertices is a right triangle.
A(-3, 5), B(1, 4), and C(-1, 0).

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determine if the triangle with the following vertices is a right triangle.
A(-3, 5), B(1, 4), and C(-1, 0).

anonymous · Answer

Use the point-slope form of a line between two points to determine if they are perpendicular (ie, intersect at a 90 degree angle).

The point-slope form is:$$y = y1 + [(y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1)]·(x - x1)$$ where $$(y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1)$$ is the slope.

anonymous · Answer

Remember two lines are said to be perpendicular if their slopes are negative inverse of each other.  For example, m1 = 1/2 and m2 = -2