Question

Question

Marco is writing a coordinate proof involving a right isosceles triangle. Marco places his triangle on the coordinate plane such that the base of the triangle lies along the x-axis.




What coordinates should he assign to this third vertex of the isosceles triangle?


Responses


(2a, 2b)

begin ordered pair 2 a comma 2 b end ordered pair


(a, b)

begin ordered pair a comma b end ordered pair


(b, a)

begin ordered pair b comma a end ordered pair


(b, b)

Answer 1

(a,b) the y point is at b and the a point is in between 0 and 2a making it 1a which is the same as a