document.write( "Question 1079613: graph a quadrilateral with points of A(6,5), B(-3,-1), C(-1,-4), D(8,2)
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document.write( "what type of quadrilateral is ABCD? Use slope to justify my answer \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #693843 by jim_thompson5910(35256) ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Graph:\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \r\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let's find the slopes of the four sides (AB, BC, CD, DA)\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "---------------------------------------------------\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Slope of AB\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "---------------------------------------------------\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Slope of BC\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "---------------------------------------------------\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Slope of CD\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "---------------------------------------------------\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Slope of DA\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "---------------------------------------------------\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "In summary so far, we have\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Slope of AB = 2/3\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Slope of BC = -3/2\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Slope of CD = 2/3\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Slope of DA = -3/2\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "---------------------------------------------------\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Notice how the opposite sides have equal slopes (AB and CD have same slope; BC and DA have same slope). This means we have parallel opposite sides.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Parallel lines have equal slopes.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So this figure is a parallelogram. \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "More specifically this figure is a rectangle because the sides are perpendicular. How do we know this? Because the product of the non-equal adjacent slopes is -1\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "For instance, (slope of AB)*(slope of BC) = (2/3)*(-3/2) = -1. This particular example shows how AB is perpendicular to BC. \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since the adjacent sides are perpendicular, four right angles form to have this figure be a rectangle.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "----------------------------------------------------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "-----------------------------------------------------------------------\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Final Answer: The figure is a rectangle \n" ); document.write( " |