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,
Therefore,
The distance between A(3, 6, 9) and B(10, 20, 30) is AB,
Distance between B(10, 20, 30) and C(25, -41, 5) is BC,
Distance between A(3, 6, 9) and C(25, -41, 5) is AC,
AB2 + BC2
= 686 + 4571
= 5257
AC2
AB2 + AC2
= 686 + 2709
= 3395
BC2
AC2 + BC2
= 2709 + 4571
= 7280
AB2
As, AB2 + BC2 AC2
AC2 + BC2 AB2
AB2 + AC2 BC2
Thus, Δ ABC is not a right angled triangle