document.write( "Question 174494: Quadrilateral ABCD has vertices A(-1,0), B(3,3), C(6,-1), and D(2,-4). Prove that quadrilateral ABCD is a square. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #129522 by jojo14344(1513)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( " ABCD has vertices A(-1,0), B(3,3), C(6,-1), and D(2,-4) \n" ); document.write( "Let's see 3 important properties of a Square: \n" ); document.write( "1) All sides are EQUAL. \n" ); document.write( "2) The Diagonals are equal.3 \n" ); document.write( "3) Each Angle is equal to 90 degress. \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "To Prove the properties, let's draw the Square first with given vertices: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "1) All SIDES ARE EQUAL. \n" ); document.write( "To prove, we use distance Formula ----> \n" ); document.write( "For \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "For \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "For \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "For \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "Therefore, you can see all SIDES are EQUAL IN LENGTH, \n" ); document.write( "It follows, as you see in the graph: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "2) The Diagonals are EQUAL. \n" ); document.write( "The diagonals here are referred to \n" ); document.write( "For \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "For \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Therefore: \n" ); document.write( "It satisfy the 2nd property, and as we see in the graph: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "3) Each Angle is equal to 90 DEGREES \n" ); document.write( "In this property we use Equation for Right Traingles, the Pythagorean theorem. \n" ); document.write( "Just where the formula we used above is derived from. \n" ); document.write( "For Triangle \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "For Triangle \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "For Triangle \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "For Triangle \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "ALL satisfies the Pythagorean theorem, therefore all angles are 90 degrees: \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "Conclusion: ABCD that has vertices A(-1,0), B(3,3), C(6,-1), and D(2,-4) is a SQUARE. \n" ); document.write( "Thank you, \n" ); document.write( "Jojo \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |