document.write( "Question 710796: Sir/Madam, please help me with this distance related question:
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document.write( "A rectangle with vertices A (-2,-6) B(4,-3) C(3,-1) and D (-3,-4) is inscribed in a circle. Find the lengths of the diameter of the circle.\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #437255 by KMST(5328)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! All the angles of a rectangle are right angles. \n" ); document.write( "A right angle inscribed in a circle intersects the circle at the ends of a diameter. \n" ); document.write( "As a consequence, the diagonals of the rectangle are diameters of the circle it is inscribed in. \n" ); document.write( "AC and BD are those diagonals/diameters. \n" ); document.write( "Their lengths are \n" ); document.write( "AC= \n" ); document.write( " |