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Figures in the Coordinate Plane

Question 115755 • EHS New Credit Topics in Geometry

Determine whether quadrilateral ABCD with vertices A(–4, –5), B(–3, 0), C(0, 2), and D(5, 1) is a trapezoid.

Answer
Step 1: Find the slope of AB. The slope of AB is .:

5

Step 2: Find the slope of DC. The slope of DC is .:

–1/5

Step 3: Find the slope of BC. The slope of BC is .:

2/3

Step 4: Find the slope of AD. The slope AD is .:

2/3

The quadrilateral is a trapezoid because .:

only one pair of opposite sides is parallel

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