Elementary Geometry for College Students (5th Edition)

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1439047901
ISBN 13: 978-1-43904-790-3

Chapter 10 - Section 10.3 - Preparing to Do Analytic Proofs - Exercises - Page 473: 11

Answer

A(0,0) B(a,0) C(a,5)

Work Step by Step

First, we find the coordinates of A. From the picture, we see vertex A is located at the origin. Hence the coordinates of A are $(0,0)$. Next, we find the coordinates of B. We are given the $x$-coordinate of B, which is $a$, and from the picture, we see B lies on the $x$-axis, which means the $y$-coordinate of B is $0$. Thus vertex B has coordinates $(a,0).$ Now vertex C is located 5 units above vertex B. So C has the same $x$-coordinate as B, which is $a$, and it's $y$-coordinate is 5 more than that of B's $y$-coordinate. Hence the coordinates of C are $(a,5)$.
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