SOLUTION: The line containing the longer diagonal of a quadrilateral whose vertices are A (2, 2), B(-2, -2), C(1, -1), and D(6, 4).

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Question 884048: The line containing the longer diagonal of a quadrilateral whose vertices are A (2, 2), B(-2, -2), C(1, -1), and D(6, 4).
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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The longer diagonal would be BD.
Slope using 2 points.
m=%284-%28-2%29%29%2F%286-%28-2%29%29=6%2F8=3%2F4
Point slope form using slope and one point.
y%2B2=%283%2F4%29%28x%2B2%29
y=%283%2F4%29x%2B3%2F2-2
highlight_green%28y=%283%2F4%29x-1%2F2%29
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