Question

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?

Answer 1

using the distance formula , find the distances between pairs of coasters

do the distances fit Pythagoras' formula ... a^2 + b^2 = c^2