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Find the lengths of the sides of the triangle by using the Distance Formula.
Isosceles
Let's label the given triangle's vertices A, B, and C.
Let's begin by reviewing the definitions of a scalene, isosceles, and equilateral triangles.
To classify our triangle we will find the length of each side using the Distance Formula.
Side | Distance Formula | Simplified |
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Length of AB: ( 0,2), ( 3,3) | sqrt(( 3- 0)^2+( 3- 2)^2) | sqrt(10) |
Length of BC: ( 3,3), ( 1,-1) | sqrt(( 1- 3)^2+( -1- 3)^2) | sqrt(20) |
Length of CA: ( 1,-1), ( 0,2) | sqrt(( 0- 1)^2+( 2-( -1))^2) | sqrt(10) |
As we can see, two sides of our triangle has the same length. Therefore, it is an isosceles triangle.