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Coordinate Geometry
Example 1
Show that A(2, 1), B(1, 3), C(6, 5), and D(7, 1) are the vertices of a
parallelogram.
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7
1
x
1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1
2
3
Example 2
Decide whether quadrilateral ABCD is a rectangle,
rhombus, or a square given these vertices: A(3, 9),
B(1, 2), C(9, 7), and D(7, 4).
y
10
9
8
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5
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3
2
1 x
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 10 1 2 3 4 5
2
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8
Example 3
Prove that the segment determined by the midpoint
of two sides of a triangle is:
• parallel to the third side
• half the length of the third side
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x
Example 4
Three vertices of a rectangle ABCD are A(9, 0),
B(5, 4), and C(7, 3). Find the coordinates of the
4th vertex of the rectangle.
y
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1 x
109 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 110 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
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10