Question

The coordinates of the vertices of quadrilateral JKLM are J(-3,2), K(4,-1), L(2,-5) and M(-5,-2).

Find the slope of each side of the quadrilateral and determine if the quadrilateral is a parallelogram.

Answer 1

Slope of JK=((-1)-2)/(4-(-3)=-3/7 Slope of KL=((-5)-(-1)/(2-4=2 Slope of LM=((-2)-(-5))/(-5-2)=-3/7 Slope of MJ=(2-(-2))/((-3)-(-5))= 2 JK is parallel to LM and KL is parallel to MJ. Therefore JKLM is a parallelogram.