Question

The coordinates of point b are (–1, 4) and the coordinates of point a are (–1, 0). if abcd is a square, what are the coordinates of point c?

Answer 1

To solve the problem shown above, you must apply the proccedure shown below:

1. You have the following coordinates for each vertex of a square:

- The coordinates of point b are (–1, 4).
- The coordinates of point a are (–1, 0).

2. The figure abcd is a square, this means that all its sides are equal lengths, and the x coordinate of both points are -1, therefore, the length of the side bc must be 1. Based of this, you have that the coordinates of the point c are:

c(0,0)

The answer is: c(0,0)