College Algebra (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321979478
ISBN 13: 978-0-32197-947-6

Chapter 2 - Section 2.3 - Lines - 2.3 Assess Your Understanding - Page 180: 116

Answer

The diagonals are perpendicular and have the same length, so the given points form a square.

Work Step by Step

Plot the points and note that the diagonals connect $1.$ $A=(0,0)$ and $C=(4,2)$ $m_{AC}=\displaystyle \frac{2-0}{4-0}=\frac{1}{2}$ $d(A,B)=\sqrt{(4-0)^{2}+(2-0)^{2}}=\sqrt{20}=2\sqrt{5}$ $2.$ $B=(3,-1)$ and $D(1,3)$ $m_{BD}=\displaystyle \frac{3-(-1)}{1-3}=-2$ $d(B,D)=\sqrt{(1-3)^{2}+(3-(-1))^{2}}=\sqrt{20}=2\sqrt{5}$ $m_{AC}\cdot m_{BD}=-1$ , so the diagonals are perpendicular, so ABCD is a rhombus. They also have the same length, so ABCD is a rectangle. A rhombus that is a rectangle is called a square.
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