The varners live on a corner lot. often children cut across their lot to scar walking distance. the diagram to the right represents the corner lot. the children’s path is represented by dashed line. approximate the walking distance that is saved by cutting across their property instead of walking around the lot. hypotenuse 34. short leg x long leg x+12

y=3x+4

step-by-step explanation:

given the points a(0,4) and b(-4, -8)

eqn of line ab: (y-4)/(x-0)=(-8-4)/(-4-0)

(y-4)/x=-12/-4=3

y=3x+4

step-by-step explanation:

assume that you have 3 different side lengths.   apply the pythagorean theorem here:   square each of the two shortest sides; call them a and b, so that their squares are a² and b².   also square the longest side, calling the result c².

now, if a² + b² = c² is true, the triangle is a right triangle; otherwise it is not a right triangle.