Converse of the Pythagorean theorem:
\If the sum of the squares of the measures of two sides of a triangle equals the square of the measure of the longest side, then the triangle is a right triangle.
\Use the distance formula to determine the measures of the sides of
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The distance formula is
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Find measure of QR.
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(Subtract)
(Evalute powers)
(Simplify)
Find measure of RS.
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(Evalute powers)
(Simplify)
Find measure of QS.
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(Subtract)
(Evalute powers)
(Simplify)
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Check whether the mesures form a right triangle.
\By the converse of the Pythagorean theorem,
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and
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Since the sum of the squares of two sides is not equals to the square of the longest side,
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is not a right triangle.
is not a right triangle.