document.write( "Question 61685: ABCD is a square. Point A has co-ordinates (2,4) and the line ODC has equation y=x.
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document.write( "find the equation of line AD
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document.write( "find the co-ordinates of point D
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document.write( "find the area of square ABCD \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #42474 by josmiceli(19441)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Find the equation of the line through (2,4) which is perpendicular \n" ); document.write( "to the line \n" ); document.write( "The slope of \n" ); document.write( "A line perpendicular to it will have slope = -1 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "It goes through (2,4) \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Find intersection of \n" ); document.write( "add the equations \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "(3,3) is the point D \n" ); document.write( "To get the area of the square, find length AD and square it \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "note that \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |