SOLUTION: 6 Two adjacent corners of a square have coordinates A(– 1, 1) and B(2, 1).(a )What are the possible coordinates of the other two points(C&D)?

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Question 887383: 6 Two adjacent corners of a square have coordinates A(– 1, 1) and B(2, 1).(a )What are the possible coordinates of the other two points(C&D)?
Answer by robertb(5830) About Me  (Show Source):
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Try plotting the two points in the Cartesian plane. It becomes clear that the distance between A and B, 3 units, would be the length of the side of the square. C and D could be the pair (-1,4) and (2,4), or the pair of points (-1,-2) and (2,-2).