document.write( "Question 353868: The vertices of a Quadrilateral ABCD has coordinates A (-1,5) b(7,1)
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document.write( "show that the quadrilateral is a rectangle \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #252965 by ewatrrr(24785)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! HI, \n" ); document.write( "*Note: showing the quadrilateral ABCD has all four interior angles 90° (right angles) can be done by showing the adjacent sides \n" ); document.write( "are perpendicular to on another, by showing the slopes of the lines containing their respective coordinates are negative reciprocals. \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "using the point-slope form: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "A (-1,5) B(7,1) \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "B(7,1) C(5, -3) \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "AB IS PERPENDICULAR TO BC \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "C(5, -3) D(-3,1) \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "BC IS PERPENDICULAR TO CD \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "D(-3,1) A (-1,5) \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "DA IS PERPENDICULAR TO AB \n" ); document.write( " |