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Given: Parallelogram MNPQ, M(3a-b,b) N(3a+b,3b) P(6a+4b,3a+3b)

Find: The quordiantes of point Q

 Dec 3, 2018
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Given: Parallelogram MNPQ, M(3a-b,b) N(3a+b,3b) P(6a+4b,3a+3b)

Find: The coordinates of point Q

 

The opposite sides are parallel

 

So....the slope between  MN is 

 

[ ( 3b - b) ]                           2b

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[ (3a + b) - ( 3a - b)]            2b

 

 

And the slope joining PQ is the same....let (x,y) be the coordinates of Q

 

[ (3a + 3b)  - y]                      2b

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[ (6a + 4b) - x ]                      2b

 

This implies that  x = (6a + 2b)  and y = (3a + b)

 

So Q =   [ 6a + 2b , 3a + b ]

 

We can check this..since NP and MQ are parallel.....the slope of NP should = the slope of MQ

 

NP 

 

[ (3a + 3b) - 3b]                    3a                    a

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[(6a + 4b) - (3a + b)]           3(a + b)            a + b

 

 

MQ

 

[ b - ( 3a + b) ]                          - 3a         -3a                      a

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[ (3a - b) - (6a +2b) ]             -3a -3b      -3 ( a + b)          a + b 

 

 

 

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 Dec 4, 2018

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