(7,-3),(5,10),(15,7) and (3,5) taken in order are the corners of a parallelogram

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-7
-6

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For a parallelogram, the diagonals bisect each other, meaning their midpoints are the same. Let the four vertices be P1=(x1,−3)P_1 = (x_1, -3), P2=(5,10)P_2 = (5, 10), P3=(15,7)P_3 = (15, 7), and P4=(3,y4)P_4 = (3, y_4).

  1. Find the midpoint of the diagonal P1P3P_1P_3.

    The midpoint formula is M=(xa+xb2,ya+yb2)M = \left( \frac{x_a + x_b}{2}, \frac{y_a + y_b}{2} \right).
    MP1P3=(x1+152,−3+72)=(x1+152,42)=(x1+152,2)M_{P_1P_3} = \left( \frac{x_1 + 15}{2}, \frac{-3 + 7}{2} \right) = \left( \frac{x_1 + 15}{2}, \frac{4}{2} \right) = \left( \frac{x_1 + 15}{2}, 2 \right)

  2. Find the midpoint of the diagonal P2P4P_2P_4.

    MP2P4=(5+32,10+y42)=(82,10+y42)=(4,10+y42)M_{P_2P_4} = \left( \frac{5 + 3}{2}, \frac{10 + y_4}{2} \right) = \left( \frac{8}{2}, \frac{10 + y_4}{2} \right) = \left( 4, \frac{10 + y_4}{2} \right)

  3. Equate the x-coordinates of the midpoints.

    Since the midpoints are the same:
    x1+152=4\frac{x_1 + 15}{2} = 4
    x1+15=8x_1 + 15 = 8
    x1=8−15x_1 = 8 - 15
    x1=−7x_1 = -7

  4. Equate the y-coordinates of the midpoints.

    2=10+y422 = \frac{10 + y_4}{2}
    4=10+y44 = 10 + y_4
    y4=4−10y_4 = 4 - 10
    y4=−6y_4 = -6

    The missing coordinates are x1=−7x_1 = -7 and y4=−6y_4 = -6.
    The four corners of the parallelogram are (−7,−3)(-7,-3), (5,10)(5,10), (15,7)(15,7), and (3,−6)(3,-6).

    The missing coordinates are:
    The x-coordinate of the first point is −7\boxed{-7}.
    The y-coordinate of the fourth point is −6\boxed{-6}.

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