How to find the sum of the squares of the lengths of the legs of a triangle of a=(-6,11) b=(2,8) c=(-1,0)? Question How to find the sum of the squares of the lengths of the legs of a triangle of a=(-6,11) b=(2,8) c=(-1,0)? in progress 0 All 1 month 2022-04-10T20:52:11+00:00 2022-04-10T20:52:11+00:00 1 Answer 0
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we have that
a=(-6,11) b=(2,8) c=(-1,0)
step 1
find the distances with the formula
d=u221a[(y2-y1)u00b2+(x2-x1)u00b2]
distance ab
dab=u221a[(8-11)u00b2+(2+6)u00b2]—-> dab=u221a73 units
distance bc
dbc=u221a[(0-8)u00b2+(-1-2)u00b2]—-> bc=u221a73 units
distance ac
dac=u221a[(0-11)u00b2+(-1+6)u00b2]—-> dac=u221a146 units
the legs are
ab=u221a73 units
bc=u221a73 units
the hypotenuse is
ac=u221a146 units
the sum of the squares of the lengths of the legs is
(u221a73)u00b2+(u221a73)u00b2=73+73—–> 146
the answer is
146