Slopes and Right Triangles

[alee]

How do you determine if a triangle is a right one if you know the graph points of the three points?

 

[stapel]

How do you determine if a triangle is a right one if you know the graph points of the three points?

There are various ways. You could find the slopes of the sides, and verify that two sides are perpendicular. You could find the lengths of the three sides, and verify that they fulfill the Pythagorean Thereom. There are probably other ways....

Eliz.