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Use the converse of the pythagorean theorem to determine whether the triangle with the given vertices is a right triangle. (2, 1)(6, 4), (–4, 9)

a. yes, it is a right triangle
b. no, it is not a right triangle

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if it's is a right angle triangle, two of the x-coordinate of the points must be the same however with the points given, we can tell that the x coordinates are different , the two points are not vertical hence it does not form a right angle triangle.
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