Please help me with this problem Use coordinate geometry to prove that quadrilateral PART with vertices P(-2,1), A(1,4), R(4,1) and T(1,-2) is a square.Let's find the slopes of all 4 sides: mPA = = = = mAR = = = mRT = = = = mTP = = = = We need only to show that PART is a parallogram with one right angle, and that two adjacent sides are equal in length. PA II RT because both have the same slope 1 AR II TP because both have the same slope -1 This shows that PART is a parallelogram. PA ^ AR because their slopes are 1 and -1, which are negative reciprocals of each other. (Or rather, the product of 1 and -1 is -1). Now we have shown that PART is a rectangle. Finally we show that PA = AR DPA = = = = = = DAR = = = = = So now we have shown that PART is a square. Edwin