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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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?

R_scott · Answer

using the distance formula , find the distances between pairs of coasters do the distances fit Pythagoras' formula ... a^2 + b^2 = c^2