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OpenStudy (anonymous):

how would you prove that the diagonals of a rectangle are congruent?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

help

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes i will help you let me say few things

OpenStudy (anonymous):

its a multiple choice

OpenStudy (anonymous):

first of all you can solve this using Pythagoras theory or by using the definition of a rectangle which states that a diagonal line divides the rectangle into 2 equal triangles

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no my internet is slow today

OpenStudy (anonymous):

a. use the midpoint formula to find the midpoint point of the four sides

OpenStudy (anonymous):

b. prove that the four angles of the figure aRE RIGHT ANGLES c. prove that the slope of the four sides of the figure are equal d.draw the diagonals and use the distance formula

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i picked d, am i correct?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh so this is coordinate geometry, not euclidean, ok they meet at the spot

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes u are right

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanks

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ur welcome

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