SOLUTION: a rectangle ABCD has a length (AD) of 6 units and a width (AB) of 5 units. Point D is the ordered pair 7,3 Find the coordinates of A,B, and C

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Question 1126110: a rectangle ABCD has a length (AD) of 6 units and a width (AB) of 5 units. Point D is the ordered pair 7,3 Find the coordinates of A,B, and C
Found 2 solutions by Boreal, greenestamps:
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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b---------c
a---------d
given this drawing, if D is (7, 3) then C is 5 units away in y or (7, 8). A is (1, 3) and B is (1, 8)

Answer by greenestamps(13200) About Me  (Show Source):
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The problem can't be solved with only the given information. Only one vertex of the rectangle is fixed; so the 6x5 rectangle can be in any of an infinite number of orientations, allowing an infinite number of different answers.