How long is AB?

The coordinates of A
and B in the Cartesian
plane are (-6, -3) and
(6, 2), respectively.
Draw a vertical line through B
and a horizontal line
through A.
a.What are the coordinates of
the point of intersection, C?
b.What kind of triangle is
formed?
What is the
height of the
triangle?
What is the
base of the
triangle?
What do you
call the side AB
of the triangle?
How are the
sides AC, BC,
and AB related?
How long is AB?
Example 1:

Determine XY, if X(-4, 5)

and Y(1, 2).
Example 2:

Determine the length of

the segment whose
endpoints are at (4, -3)
and (-1, 2).
Example 3:

Prove that the triangle whose

vertices are A(-1, -1), B(3, -4)
and C(2, 3) is isosceles.
Example 4:

What type of triangle is

formed by the vertices
P(-2, 1), Q(3, 2), and
R(0, -2)?
HOMEWORK:

Answer page 224,

numbers 11 to 20
only.