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Prove that the points A(9,1), B(4,13), C(-8,8), and D(-3,-4) form a square.
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To prove that ABCD is a square, we need to show that all four sides have equal length and that adjacent sides are perpendicular.
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5 stepsDefine the complex numbers for points A, B, C, D.
Let the complex numbers be:
Calculate the complex numbers representing the vectors for each side.
Vector
Vector
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VectorCalculate the magnitude (length) of each side.
The magnitude of a complex number is .
Length of AB:Length of BC:
Length of CD:
Length of DA:
Since all four sides have equal length (13 units), ABCD is either a rhombus or a square.
Check for perpendicularity of adjacent sides.
Two vectors and are perpendicular if their dot product .
Let's check vectors (corresponding to ) and (corresponding to ).
Dot product of and :Since the dot product is 0, is perpendicular to . This means that angle ABC is .
Conclude that ABCD is a square.
Since all four sides of the quadrilateral ABCD are equal in length and at least one interior angle is , the quadrilateral ABCD is a square.
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