Question

An equilateral triangle is a triangle that has three congruent sides. 1. Use the information given in the triangle below to find AB, BC, and AC. 2. Determine if the triangle is equilateral or not based on the lengths of the three sides. Show your work and support your conclusion.
A (6,3)
B (3,1)
C (1,3)

Answer 1

i need major help .-. how do i even start?

Answer 2

Do you know the formula to get the distance between two points?

Answer 3

Distance formula is below.

Answer 4

Thank you for the formula :)
So... (x1, y1) (x2, y2)
Which numbers of the given points would i substitute in then?

Answer 5

You have three pairs of points between which to find the distance:

A (6,3) and B (3,1)

B (3,1) and C (1,3)

A (6,3) and C (1,3)

Answer 6

ohhh lol thank you so much!

Answer 7

There is a distance between two points online calculator here;

https://www.easycalculation.com/analytical/distance.php

Answer 8

Would be okay after I do the work, check back to you to make sure i'm correct?

Answer 9

^ oh well thank you

Answer 10

Yes, you can do the work and I will check.

Answer 11

Crank out the first pair, then check against this.

Answer 12

Thank you :-) !