When you use the distance formula, you are building a _____ triangle whose hypotenuse goes between two given points.
A.right
B.equilateral
C.acute
D.None of these
(A) since only right triangles even have a hypotenuse.
Right
D. None of these
The correct answer is D. None of these.
When you use the distance formula, you are not building a specific type of triangle. Instead, you are calculating the distance between two points in a coordinate plane. The distance formula is derived from the Pythagorean theorem, which is used to find the length of the hypotenuse in a right triangle.
To use the distance formula, you need the coordinates of two points: (x1, y1) and (x2, y2). The formula is:
distance = √[(x2 - x1)^2 + (y2 - y1)^2]
By substituting the values of the coordinates into the formula and simplifying the equation, you can calculate the distance between the two points.