document.write( "Question 1209346: David wants to add one more dot to the diagram below so that the four dots form the four vertices of a parallelogram. If A = (3,4), B = (4,-1), C = (6,8), then where should D be to form parallelogram ABCD? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #848575 by math_tutor2020(3817)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( "Answer: (5,13)\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Explanation:\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "To go from B to C we go up 9 and right 2 \n" ); document.write( "Start at point A(3,4) and go up 9 and right 2 so you arrive at (5,13) \n" ); document.write( "This is where D should be placed to get parallelogram ABCD.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Technically there are 2 other spots D could go if we didn't care about the order of ABCD. But I'll assume that the order matters.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "To prove that ABCD is a parallelogram, you need to show that \n" ); document.write( "slopeAB = slopeCD \n" ); document.write( "slopeBC = slopeAD \n" ); document.write( "I'll let the student do these verifications. The slope formula is \n" ); document.write( "m = (y2-y1)/(x2-x1) \n" ); document.write( "or you can use the rise/run concept. \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |