Chapter 1: Orienting Yourself: The Use of Coordinates

Exercise

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Question: 8 (i)

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Using the origin as one vertex, plot the vertices of:

(i) A right-angled isosceles triangle.

Answer

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Plot the as one and choose two other points so that the triangle has a right angle at the origin and two equal sides.
Coordinate plane showing a right-angled isosceles triangle with one vertex at the origin.
A right-angled isosceles triangle with the origin as one vertex.
Answer: The points O, B, and C form a right-angled isosceles{math_tip:def_right_angled_isosceles_triangle} triangle.
Reason: The triangle is right-angled at the origin O (0, 0), and the two sides OB and OC have equal lengths of 5 units.
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