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Rectangles. A rectanlge is defined the following way: a quadrilateral that is made up of two pairs of parallel lines and that has four right angles. To prove a quadrilateral is a rectangle, you must show that:. 1) Opposite sides are parallel. 2) Consecutive sides are perpendicular.
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Rectangles A rectanlgeis defined the following way: a quadrilateral that is made up of two pairs of parallel lines and that has four right angles To prove a quadrilateral is a rectangle, you must show that: 1) Opposite sides are parallel. 2) Consecutive sides are perpendicular. opposite consecutive consecutive opposite
Rectangles Prove that A(6,0), B(3,9), C(-3,7), and D(0,-2) form a rectangle? 1) Show that opposite sides are parallel by showing the slopes are the same. 2) Show that consecutive sides are perpendicular by showing that the slopes are opposite reciprocals. Find the slope of AB, BC, CD, and AD. Slope of AB = Slope of BC = Slope of CD = Slope of AD =
Rectangles JUSTIFICATION 1) Because the slopes of AB and CD are equal AND the slopes of BC and AD are equal, opposite sides are parallel. 2) a) The slopes of AB and BC are opposite reciprocals. Slope of AB = Slope of BC = b) The slopes of BC and CD are opposite reciprocals. c) The slopes of CD and AD are opposite reciprocals. Slope of CD = Slope of AD = d) The slopes of AD and AB are opposite reciprocals. THEREFORE, there are 4 right angles. Because opposite sides are parallel and there are 4 right angles, ABCD is a rectangle.