A quadrilateral has vertices (-5,1) (-2,5) (2,2) (-1,-2). Determine if it is a square by using the distance formula to calculate the length of the diagonals, and the slope formula to determine if the diagonals are perpendicular

Respuesta :

Length of diagonals are :

[tex]D_1 = \sqrt{ (-5-(-1))^2 + (1-(-2))^2 }\\\\D_1 = 5\ units[/tex]

[tex]D_2 = \sqrt{(-2 -2 )^2 + (5-2)^2}\\\\D_2 = 5 \ units[/tex]

Now, Slope of both the diagonal is :

[tex]m_1 =\dfrac{1-(-2)}{-5-(-1)} \\\\m_1 = -\dfrac{3}{4}\\\\m_2 = \dfrac{5-2}{-2-2}\\\\m_2 = -\dfrac{3}{4}[/tex]

Now, product of slopes are :

[tex]m_1 \times m_2 = \dfrac{-3}{4} \times \dfrac{-3}{4}\\\\m_1 \times m_2 = \dfrac{9}{16}[/tex]

Since, the product of slope is not equal to -1 . It means that the slopes are not perpendicular.

Therefore, this quadrilateral is not square.