Are the points A(3, 6, 9), B(10, 20, 30) and C(25, -41, 5), the vertices of a right-angled triangle?
Given: Points are A(3, 6, 9), B(10, 20, 30) and C(25, -41, 5)
To check: the triangle formed by given points is a right-angled triangle or not
A right-angled triangle is a triangle which satisfies Pythagoras Theorem
Formula used:
The distance between any two points (a, b, c) and (m, n, o) is given by,
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Therefore,
The distance between A(3, 6, 9) and B(10, 20, 30) is AB,
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Distance between B(10, 20, 30) and C(25, -41, 5) is BC,
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Distance between A(3, 6, 9) and C(25, -41, 5) is AC,
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AB2 + BC2
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= 686 + 4571
= 5257
AC2
AB2 + AC2
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= 686 + 2709
= 3395
BC2
AC2 + BC2
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= 2709 + 4571
= 7280
AB2
As, AB2 + BC2
AC2
AC2 + BC2
AB2
AB2 + AC2
BC2
Thus, Δ ABC is not a right angled triangle