Question

Segment KJ shown below is the hypotenuse of isosceles right triangle JLK.

On a coordinate plane, triangle J L K has points (2, 4), (5, 1), (2, negative 2).


What is the length of one of the congruent legs of JLK?

3

StartRoot 18 EndRoot

6

StartRoot 72 EndRoot

Answer 1

From the given figure, we get the coordinates of J,K and L as:J(2,4), K(2,-2) and L(5,1).Now, Usi

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