SOLUTION: If the following statement were to be proven using a coordinate proof which formulas would be used the diagonals of a rhombus are congruent (a) distance (b) midpoint (c) both

Question 252408: If the following statement were to be proven using a coordinate proof which formulas would be used
the diagonals of a rhombus are congruent
(a) distance
(b) midpoint
(c) both
(d) the statement cant be proved
can you explain? thank you
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You would use the distance formula since this formula computes the distance between two points. If you know the coordinates of all four points, then you can find the distance from the opposite vertices. In other words, you can find the lengths of the diagonals using the distance formula. Since there is no point in using the midpoint formula, the answer is A)
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