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Given quadrilateral EFGH at e(-4,7) f(8,4) G(t,-5) and h(-7,-1) using coordinate geometry prove EFGH is a rectangle

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Given quadrilateral EFGH with vertices at E(-4,8), F(8,4), G(5,-5) and H(-7,-1), prove using coordinate geometry that EFGH is a rectangle.

Answer:

Quadrilateral EFGH is a rectangle.l because:

EF = GH and FG = EH

Explanation:

The formula for coordinate geometry is given as :

√(x2 - x1)² + (y2 - y1)² when we have coordinates: (x1, y1) and (x2 , y2)

For the quadrilateral EFGH with given coordinates above to be a rectangle,

EF = GH

FG = EH

Hence:

For side EF

E(-4,8), F(8,4)

= √(8 - (-4))² + (4 - 8)²

= √12² + -4²

= √144 + 16

= √160 units

For side FG

F(8,4), G(5,-5)

=√(5 - 8)² + (-5 - 4)²

= √-3² + -9²

= √9 + 81

= √90 units

For Side GH

G(5,-5) , H(-7,-1)

= √(-7 - 5)² + (-1 - (-5))²

= √-12² + 4²

= √144 + 16

= √160 units

For side EH

E(-4,8), H(-7,-1)

= √(-7 -(-4))² +(-1 - 8)²

= √-3² + -9²

= √9 + 81

= √90 units

From the above calculation, we can see that truly,

EF = GH

FG = EH

Therefore, quadrilateral EFGH is a rectangle.

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