SOLUTION: If a rectangle ABCD is drawn in the xy-coordinate plane, what is the product of the slopes of the sides AB, BC, CD, and DA?
A)-1
B){{{-1/2}}}
C){{{1/2}}}
D)1
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Question 1040537: If a rectangle ABCD is drawn in the xy-coordinate plane, what is the product of the slopes of the sides AB, BC, CD, and DA?
A)-1
B)
C)
D)1
Answer by ikleyn(52794) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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1. If the sides of the rectangle are not parallel to coordinate axes "x" and "y", then the product is 1.
2. If the sides of the rectangle are parallel to coordinate axes "x" and "y", then two of the slopes are not defined,
so the product is not defined too.
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