document.write( "Question 1165801: The quadrilateral PQRS has vertices P(2,4), Q(5,1), R(-1,-2) and S(-4,1). Prove that PQRS is a parallelogram by showing that the opposite sides are equal. \n" ); document.write( "
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The quadrilateral\"+PQRS\" has vertices
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " the opposite sides are:
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "use given data to find distance between points or the length of the sides:\r
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Solved by pluggable solver: Distance Between 2 points
The distance formula is \"sqrt%28%28%28x%5B2%5D-x%5B1%5D%29%5E2%29%2B%28%28y%5B2%5D-y%5B1%5D%29%5E2%29%29\". Plug in the numbers,\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"sqrt%28%28%285-%282%29%29%5E2%29%2B%28%281-%284%29%29%5E2%29%29\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"sqrt%283%5E2%2B-3%5E2%29\" The distance is 4.24264068711928.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"PQ=4.24264068711928\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"R\"(\"-1\",\"-2\")
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Solved by pluggable solver: Distance Between 2 points
The distance formula is \"sqrt%28%28%28x%5B2%5D-x%5B1%5D%29%5E2%29%2B%28%28y%5B2%5D-y%5B1%5D%29%5E2%29%29\". Plug in the numbers,\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"sqrt%28%28%28-4-%28-1%29%29%5E2%29%2B%28%281-%28-2%29%29%5E2%29%29\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"sqrt%28-3%5E2%2B3%5E2%29\" The distance is 4.24264068711928.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"RS=4.24264068711928\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, \"PQ=RS\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if so, then \"PS\" and \"QR\" must be equal too\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "let's check it\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"P\"(\"2\",\"4\")
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Solved by pluggable solver: Distance Between 2 points
The distance formula is \"sqrt%28%28%28x%5B2%5D-x%5B1%5D%29%5E2%29%2B%28%28y%5B2%5D-y%5B1%5D%29%5E2%29%29\". Plug in the numbers,\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"sqrt%28%28%28-4-%282%29%29%5E2%29%2B%28%281-%284%29%29%5E2%29%29\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"sqrt%28-6%5E2%2B-3%5E2%29\" The distance is 6.70820393249937.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"PS=6.70820393249937\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"Q\"(\"5\",\"1\")
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Solved by pluggable solver: Distance Between 2 points
The distance formula is \"sqrt%28%28%28x%5B2%5D-x%5B1%5D%29%5E2%29%2B%28%28y%5B2%5D-y%5B1%5D%29%5E2%29%29\". Plug in the numbers,\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"sqrt%28%28%28-1-%285%29%29%5E2%29%2B%28%28-2-%281%29%29%5E2%29%29\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"sqrt%28-6%5E2%2B-3%5E2%29\" The distance is 6.70820393249937.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"QR=6.70820393249937\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "and, \"PS+=+QR\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "it is proven that \"PQRS+\"is a parallelogram \r
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