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Build a Right Triangle Around a Given Point

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Orienting Yourself: The Use of Coordinates · Applications · 3:50

You'll learn: Construct a valid right triangle using a given vertex and calculate its three sides.

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You'll learn: Construct a valid right triangle using a given vertex and calculate its three sides.

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Predict a Shape Before Plotting Its Points
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Can a Street Address Identify More Than One Crossing?
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Do Two Circular Icons Fit and Overlap on a Screen?
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Are Three Points on One Straight Line?
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Are Three Points on One Straight Line?
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Build Isosceles Triangles Using Coordinates
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Build Isosceles Triangles Using Coordinates
You'll learn: Construct the two requested triangle types and verify their properties.
What Makes a Point the Midpoint?
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What Makes a Point the Midpoint?
You'll learn: Check that a midpoint lies on the segment and divides it equally. Discover coordinate averages.
Find a Missing Endpoint from the Midpoint
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Find a Missing Endpoint from the Midpoint
You'll learn: Reverse the coordinate-average relationship to find an unknown endpoint.
Divide a Segment into Three Equal Parts
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Divide a Segment into Three Equal Parts
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Is a Point Inside, On or Outside a Circle?
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Is a Point Inside, On or Outside a Circle?
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Rebuild a Triangle from Its Side Midpoints
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Rebuild a Triangle from Its Side Midpoints
You'll learn: Combine three midpoint relationships to recover the original triangle vertices.

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Expressions and polynomials

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Build an Algebraic Expression from a Shopping Story
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Build an Algebraic Expression from a Shopping Story
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Why Do Fencing and Planting Produce Different Terms?
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One Wire, Many Rectangles: Express the Area
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One Wire, Many Rectangles: Express the Area
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What Is a Polynomial in One Variable?
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What Is a Polynomial in One Variable?
You'll learn: Distinguish expressions involving one variable from the opening two-variable examples.