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Four pegs are driven in at A(0, 0), B(7, 1), C(9, 6) and D(2, 5). Opposite sides come out equal in pairs. Compute the two diagonals and decide what ABCD is.

Class 10Distance FormulaGeometry — Coordinates
  • AA parallelogram that is not a rectangle, since and are unequal
  • BA rectangle, since both pairs of opposite sides are equal
  • CA rhombus, since all four sides are equal
  • DA square

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and , so ABCD is a parallelogram. Its diagonals are and . They are unequal, so the parallelogram is not a rectangle; and since is not , it is not a rhombus either. Equal opposite sides alone never prove a rectangle.
Answer: A) A parallelogram that is not a rectangle, since and are unequal

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