document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1196845>Question 1196845</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Given the points (1,4), (3,6), (1,0) and (3,2), graph to prove it is a parallelogram. After graphing, find the coordinates of the same parallelogram after translating it two units to the left and four units down.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Graphing the points does not prove anything....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The figure is a parallelogram because (1,0) and (1,4) determine a vertical segment of length 4 and (3,2) and (3,6) do also.  If opposite sides of a quadrilateral are parallel and congruent, the figure is a parallelogram.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "And graphing doesn't help find the coordinates of the points after translating the figure 2 to the left and 4 down.  Find the coordinates by subtracting 2 from the x coordinate and subtracting 4 from the y coordinate for each of the four points.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "e.g., (1,4) --> (-1,0)<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "You can do the others.<br><BR>\n" );
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