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Given points P(0, 3), Q(4, 1), R(2, -3), S(-2, -1), show PR = QS, find the midpoint of QS (N), and prove PN is perpendicular to QS.
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Given points:
Part 1.1· 2 steps
Show that PR = QS
Calculate the length of PR using the distance formula .
For PR, use and :
Calculate the length of QS using the distance formula.
For QS, use and :
Since and , we have .
Part 1.2· 1 step
Determine the coordinates of N, the midpoint of QS.
Use the midpoint formula .
For N, the midpoint of QS, use and :
The coordinates of N are .
Part 1.3· 3 steps
Prove that PN QS.
Calculate the gradient of PN using the gradient formula .
For PN, use and :
Calculate the gradient of QS.
For QS, use and :
Check if the product of the gradients is -1.
Since the product of their gradients is -1, PN is perpendicular to QS.
Part 1.4· 2 steps
Prove that P, N and R are collinear.
We already have the gradient of PN from 1.3
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Calculate the gradient of NR.
For NR, use and :
Since and N is a common point, P, N, and R are collinear.
Part 1.5· 4 steps
What kind of quadrilateral is PQRS? Give a reason.
Determine if the diagonals bisect each other.
From 1.2, N is the midpoint of QS, and .
Let's find the midpoint of PR using and :Since the midpoint of PR is also , N is the common midpoint of both diagonals PR and QS. This means the diagonals bisect each other, so PQRS is a parallelogram.
Consider the lengths of the diagonals.
From 1.1, we showed that .
A parallelogram with equal diagonals is a rectangle.Consider the relationship between the diagonals.
From 1.3, we showed that . Since N lies on PR (from 1.4), this implies that the diagonal PR is perpendicular to the diagonal QS.
A parallelogram with perpendicular diagonals is a rhombus.Conclude the type of quadrilateral.
Since PQRS is both a rectangle (diagonals are equal) and a rhombus (diagonals are perpendicular), it must be a square.
The quadrilateral PQRS is a square.
Reason: Its diagonals bisect each other (making it a parallelogram), are equal in length (making it a rectangle), and are perpendicular (making it a rhombus). A quadrilateral with all these properties is a square.
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