College Algebra 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305115546
ISBN 13: 978-1-30511-554-5

Chapter 1, Equations and Graphs - Section 1.1 - The Coordinate Plane - 1.1 Exercises - Page 93: 43

Answer

We prove that the sides have equal lengths and then that the diagonals have equal lengths. (for details, please see "step-by-step")

Work Step by Step

$A=(-2,9), B=(4,6), C=(1,0)$, and $D=(-5,3)$. We calculate the distances between the vertices (sides of the quadrilateral) $d(A, B)=\sqrt{(4-(-2))^{2}+(6-9)^{2}}=\sqrt{6^{2}+(-3)^{2}}$ $=\sqrt{36+9}=\sqrt{45}$ $d(B, C)=\sqrt{(1-4)^{2}+(0-6)^{2}}=\sqrt{(-3)^{2}+(-6)^{2}}$ $=\sqrt{9+36}=\sqrt{45}$ $d(C, D)=\sqrt{(-5-1)^{2}+(3-0)^{2}}=\sqrt{(-6)^{2}+(-3)^{2}}$ $=\sqrt{36+9}=\sqrt{45}$ $d(D, A)=\sqrt{(-2-(-5))^{2}+(9-3)^{2}}=\sqrt{3^{2}+6^{2}}$ $=\sqrt{9+36}=\sqrt{45}$. So, thus far, we know that ABCD is a rhombus. $\color{red}{\text{If it is a square, its diagonals will have equal lengths.}}$ $d(A, C)=\sqrt{(1-(-2))^{2}+(0-9)^{2}}=\sqrt{3^{2}+(-9)^{2}}$ $=\sqrt{9+81}=\sqrt{90}=3\sqrt{10}$, $d(B, D)=\sqrt{(-5-4)^{2}+(3-6)^{2}}=\sqrt{(-9)^{2}+(-3)^{2}}$ $=\sqrt{81+9}=\sqrt{90}=3\sqrt{10}$. Since the diagonals are equal, ABCD is a square.
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