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Can the Pythagorean Theorem be used to find a distance in the coordinate plane?

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Yes it can be used because there is a right angle and by using 3 points u form a right triangle and then u will can find distance

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Derived from the Pythagorean Theorem, the distance formula is used to find the distance between two points in the plane. The Pythagorean Theorem, a2+b2=c2 a 2 + b 2 = c 2 , is based on a right triangle where a and b are the lengths of the legs adjacent to the right angle, and c is the length of the hypotenuse.

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