NCERT Class XI Mathematics - Straight Lines - Solutions

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Question : 9
Total: 74
Without using distance formula, show that points (–2, –1), (4, 0), (3, 3) and (–3, 2) are the vertices of a parallelogram.
Solution:  
Let A(–2, –1), B(4, 0), C(3, 3) and D(–3, 2) be the vertices of the given quadrilateral ABCD. Then,

Slope of AB =
0(1)
4(2)
=
1
6

Slope of DC =
32
3(3)
=
1
6

Slope of BC =
30
34
=
3
1
= - 3
Slope of AD =
2(1)
3(2)
=
3
1
= - 3
Slope of AD = slope of BC ⇒ AD || BC
Slope of AB = Slope of CD ⇒ AB || CD
Hence, ABCD is a parallelogram.
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