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The points A(1, 3), B(-2, 5), C(1, 7) and D(x, y) are the vertices of the parallelogram ABCD. Find vector AB, vector BC, vector AC, and the coordinates of D.
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12. The points A(1, 3), B(-2, 5), C(1, 7) and D(x, y) are the vertices of the parallelogram ABCD.
Part i· 3 steps
Find , and ;
Calculate vector .
To find the vector from point to , we use .
For , and :Calculate vector .
For , and :
Calculate vector .
For , and :
Part iiD(4, 5)
the coordinates of D.
Use the property of a parallelogram that opposite sides are parallel and equal in length.
Therefore, their vectors are equal. For parallelogram ABCD, .
Let .From part (i), we know .
Equate the components of the vectors and to find and .
Equating the x-components:
Equating the y-components:
The coordinates of D are .
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