document.write( "Question 835146: The diagonals of quadrilateral EFGH intersect at D(-1,4). Two vertices of EFGH are E(2,7) and F(-3,5). What must be the coordinates of G and H to ensure that EFGH is a parallelogram? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #503391 by Edwin McCravy(20056)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since the diagonals of a parallelogram bisect each other we know \n" ); document.write( "that ED is half a diagonal. So we draw in half-diagonal ED.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Going from E to D is going left 3 units and down 3 units, so to \n" ); document.write( "extend the half diagonal to finish the full diagonal EG, from D we go \n" ); document.write( "left 3 units and down 3 units, and arrive at (-4,1), and label it G. \n" ); document.write( "Then we draw side FG \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "We could finish by doing the same with the other diagonal. \n" ); document.write( "But we can also just realize that going from F to E is \n" ); document.write( "going right 5 units and up 2 units. So to find the point H, \n" ); document.write( "from G we go right 5 units and up 2 units, and arrive at \n" ); document.write( "(1,3), and label it H. Then we draw sides GH and HE.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So G is (-4,1) and H is (1,3)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Edwin \n" ); document.write( " |