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: 47

Answer

$S=(2, -3)$.

Work Step by Step

In Example 5, it was demonstrated that the diagonals of a parallelogram bisect each other, meaning that they have a common midpoint. So we search for a point $S(x, y)$ such that the midpoints of $PR$ and of $QS$ are the same point. $(\displaystyle \frac{4+(-1)}{2}, \displaystyle \frac{2+(-4)}{2})=(\frac{x+1}{2}, \displaystyle \frac{y+1}{2})$. Setting the x-coordinates equal, we get $\displaystyle \frac{4+(-1)}{2}=\frac{x+1}{2}$ $4-1=x+1$ $3-1=x$ $x=2$. Setting the y-coordinates equal, we get $\displaystyle \frac{2+(-4)}{2}=\frac{y+1}{2}$ $2-4=y+1$ $-2-1=y$ $y=-3$. Thus $S=(2, -3)$.
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