document.write( "Question 244194: The points A(0,0), B(2,4)and D(7,O) are three of the four vertices of a parallelogram. What are the coordinates of the fourth?\r
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document.write( "The coordinates of three vertices of a square are A(2,-3), B(-2,-1) and C(0,3). What are coordinates of the fourth vertex \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #178715 by solver91311(24713)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Presuming that the sides of the parallelogram are the segments AB, BC, CD, and DA, proceed thusly:\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Compute the slope of the line containing the segment AB using the slope formula:\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Where \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Write an equation of the line that passes through point D with a slope equal to the slope of the line that contains the segment AB using the point-slope form of the equation of a line:\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Where \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Repeat the above steps with respect to line segment BC and point D. Call this equation 2.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Solve the system of equations formed by equations 1 and 2. The solution set will be the desired coordinates of the fourth vertex.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Do your other problem the same way.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "John \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |