document.write( "Question 50742: HEY!\r
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document.write( "I have this problem that I can not figure out!
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document.write( "\"The coordinates of rectangle ABCD are A(0,2), B(4,8), C(7,6) and D(3,0). Show that the diagonals are equal in length.\" I tried to solve this by drawing it out on graph paper but I do not know how to show that the diagonals are equal in length.
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document.write( "Thank you if you can help,
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Algebra.Com's Answer #33793 by Nate(3500)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! If you draw this out, you get: \n" ); document.write( "A----B \n" ); document.write( "| ....... | \n" ); document.write( "C----D \n" ); document.write( "Use the distance formula to determine the lengths of the diagonals, and that is how you would prove it! \n" ); document.write( " |