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OpenStudy (anonymous):
OpenStudy (anonymous):
i dont understand this
OpenStudy (anonymous):
First we have to prove that it is a parallelogram. Parallelograms' opposite sides are congruent to each other.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
We can apply the Pythagorean theorem to find the length of the 4 sides
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Do you understand how we'd do this using the graph?
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
no
OpenStudy (anonymous):
If we were to draw a line from B to the x-axis, do you see the triangle we'd make?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
yes
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Ok in order to find the lengths of the sides, first we have to find the smaller sides.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Ok so to the the height of this triangle we made
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
to find the height* we can count up from A to B. B is 7 units higher than A
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Do you understand how we got 7
OpenStudy (anonymous):
We just count up.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Another way to picture it this: B is the point (-9,6) and A is the point (-5,-1). Find the difference between their y-values. It would be 6 - (-1) = 7.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
If you get back, feel free to message me and we can continue the problem if you want.