SOLUTION: A quadrilateral has vertices at P (-8, 15), Q (10, 11), R (12, -1), and S (-4, -9)
a.) What shape is this quadrilateral?
b.) Do the diagonals bisect each other?
c.) What s
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Question 1203123: A quadrilateral has vertices at P (-8, 15), Q (10, 11), R (12, -1), and S (-4, -9)
a.) What shape is this quadrilateral?
b.) Do the diagonals bisect each other?
c.) What shape is formed by connecting the midsegments? (midsegment is a line that connects midpoints)
Found 2 solutions by MathLover1, ikleyn:
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A quadrilateral has vertices at
P (, ), Q (, ), R (,), and S (, )
a.) What shape is this quadrilateral?
it could be a trapezoid or a trapezium
a trapezoid when it has equal angles from a parallel side
a trapezium is a quadrilateral with NO parallel sides
check if and are a pair of sides
Find the slope of the line through the points and , and and as well.
if slopes are equal, than and are a pair of parallel sides
slope is:
and
slope is:
slopes are equal => and are a pair of parallel sides
so, we have a
b.) Do the diagonals bisect each other?
a trapezoid can have only one pair of parallel sides, means that the diagonals do NOT bisect each other
c.) What shape is formed by connecting the midsegments? (midsegment is a line that connects midpoints)
first find midpoints of each side
P (, ), Q (, ), R (,), and S (, )
PQ: M1 (, )=(, )
QR :M2 (, )=(, )
RS :M3 (, )=(, )
PS:M4 (, )=(, )
leaving for you to answer what shape is formed by connecting the midsegments
Answer by ikleyn(52906) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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For any convex quadrilateral, its midpoints are vertices of a parallelogram.
For the proof (which is very simple), see the lesson
- Midpoints of a quadrilateral are vertices of the parallelogram
in this site.
It is a general property of any plane convex quadrilateral, independently on disposition/location of its vertices.
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