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on rectangle DEFG below if D is located at (-1,-1) and F is located at (4,-8) what is the length of GE

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Answer:


l_(GE) \approx 8.602

Explanation:

A rectangle has two pairs of parallel lines of equal length and each line of the corresponding pair are perpendicular to the other. Then, DF = GE. The length of GE is:


l_(GE) = \sqrt{[4-(-1)]^(2)+[(-8)-(-1)]^(2)}


l_(GE) \approx 8.602

User Mahdi Youseftabar
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