SOLUTION: Show that the points A(-2,9), B(4,6), C(1,0), & D(-5,3) are vertices of a square.

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Question 1166652: Show that the points A(-2,9), B(4,6), C(1,0), & D(-5,3) are vertices of a square.
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With the four points you have defined four line segments. Use the distance formula to show that they all measure the same. Then show that two of the line segments have the same slope and the other two have slopes that are the negative reciprocal of the first two.


John

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