Asked by Eric
An amusement park has three roller coasters, the “Falcon Flyer” placed at (50, 300), the “Sprinter” placed at (400, 550), and the “Air Rider” placed at (800, 250). All measurements are in meters. The roller coasters are placed in positions to form a right triangle. true or false?
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R_scott
using the distance formula , find the distances between pairs of coasters
do the distances fit Pythagoras' formula ... a^2 + b^2 = c^2
do the distances fit Pythagoras' formula ... a^2 + b^2 = c^2