SOLUTION: Three corners of a rectangle are located at (-6, -2), (3, -2), and (3, 5). Find the location of the fourth corner. Hint: It may be easiest if you plot the points! A. None

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Question 1122684: Three corners of a rectangle are located at (-6, -2), (3, -2), and (3, 5). Find the location of the fourth corner.
Hint: It may be easiest if you plot the points!
A. None of these.
B. (2, -4)
C. (-6, 4)
D. (-6, 5)
E. (-3, 2)

Answer by solver91311(24713)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


Since in the given points, two of the -coordinates are identical and two of the -coordinates are identical, the rectangle must be orthogonal to the axes. That means each -coordinate must appear twice in the 4 points and each -coordinate must appear twice in the 4 points.


John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it


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