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Right triangle: deciding in coordinates which interior angle is right

In the coordinate-plane model ℝ², let A=(1,1), B=(5,3), C=(0,3). Prove that A, B, C form a nondegenerate triangle whose interior angle at A equals 90° (that is, π/2), so ABC is a right triangle; show that the other two angles are not right and that any nondegenerate triangle has at most one right angle, and identify the hypotenuse and the legs. Then, with D=(1,4), show that triangle ABD is not a right triangle.

Right triangle

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