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Determine if S could lie on the perpendicular bisector of QR with the given coordinates

Q(-5 , 4), R(8 ,3) , S(-2,-5)

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Explanation:

The distance between two points, and is given by:

The endpoints are: Q(-5, -1), R(3, 7)

Point S is (4,-2).

The distance of S to Q is:

The distance of S to R is:

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