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This is due tonight and I have no idea how to solve this

This is due tonight and I have no idea how to solve this-example-1
User Leos Ondra
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Explanation:

first of all, you need to write down the coordinates of the 3 points. just look at how many units in x- and y-direction the points are located.

V = (-7, 5)

W = (0, 4)

X = (-1, -3)

the slope of a line is the ratio

y coordinate difference / x coordinate difference

when going from one point on the line to another.

so, for VW :

x changes by +7 (from -7 to 0).

y changes by -1 (from 5 to 4).

the slope is -1/+7 = -1/7

for WX :

x changes by -1 (from 0 to -1).

y changes by -7 (from 4 to -3).

the slope is -7/-1 = 7/1 = 7

for XV :

x changes by -6 (from -1 to -7).

y changes by +8 (from -3 to 5).

the slope is +8/-6 = -8/6 = -4/3

the length of a line between 2 points (distance) is given by the Pythagoras rule, where the distance is the Hypotenuse, and the x- and y-coordinate differences are the 2 legs.

for VW :

distance² = (-7 - 0)² + (5 - 4)² = 49 + 1 = 50

distance = sqrt(50) = 7.071067812...

for WX :

distance² = (0 - -1)² + (4 - -3)² = 1 + 49 = 50

distance = sqrt(50) = 7.071067812...

for XV :

distance² = (-1 - -7)² + (-3 - 5)² = 36 + 64 = 100

distance = sqrt(100) = 10

you did not tell us the options to describe the triangle, but it is isoceles (both legs have the same length) and right-angled (VW and WX stand at 90° to each other) as indicated by the slopes of VW and WX (perpendicular slopes are upside-down and the sign is flipped), and by the Pythagoras criteria :

Hypotenuse² = leg1² + leg2²

10² = sqrt(50)² + sqrt(50)² = 50 + 50 = 100

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