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The converse of the Pythagorean theorem is also a true statement: If the sum of the square...

The converse of the Pythagorean theorem is also a true statement: If the sum of the squares of the lengths of two sides of a triangle is equal to the square of the length of the third side, then the triangle is a right triangle. Use the distance formula and the Pythagorean theorem to determine whether the set of points could be vertices of a right triangle.

(−4, 5), (6, 1), and (−8, −5)

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