Find the Lengths of the Sides of the Right Triangle $$( - 2 , - 3,6 ) , ( - 3 , - 8,5 ) , ( 2 , - 8,0 )$$

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Essay

Find the lengths of the sides of the right triangle whose vertices are located at the given points. Show that these lengths satisfy the Pythagorean Theorem. Show all of your work.
$$( - 2 , - 3,6 ) , ( - 3 , - 8,5 ) , ( 2 , - 8,0 )$$

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