Try it on paper first. A hint, the key idea and the worked solution are here when you need them.
Show that the points , and are the corners of a right-angled isosceles triangle. Find the three sides, the longest to 3 decimal places.
On the Argand plane, is the point . The modulus is the distance from the origin, and is the mirror image in the real axis. The distance between and is , and their midpoint is .
Have you tried it?
Work it out on paper first. It is fine to get stuck or make a mistake: that is how we learn. When you are ready, go through the solution one step at a time, and check each step against your own.
Step 1. Side AB. , so .
Step 2. Side AC. , so .
Step 3. Side BC. , so .
Step 4. Pythagoras. , so the angle at is a right angle.
Answer: and . The triangle is right-angled at and isosceles.
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