1. A parallelogram has the vertices (0, 3), (3, 0), (0, -3) and (-3, 0). Determine what type of parallelogram.Find the perimeter and area and then graph.
\Step 1:
\The vertices of a parallelogram are
,
,
and
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The sides of the parallelogram are
and
.
Find the sides of the parallelogram.
\Distance
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Distance
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Distance
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Distance
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Distance
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Distance
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Distance
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Distance
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Step 2:
\The diagonals of the parallelogram are
and
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Find the diagonals of the parallelogram.
\The length of the diagonal 


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The length of the diagonal 


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Step 3:
\The four sides of the parallelogram are equal and the lengths of the diagonals are equal.
\Therefore, the parallelogram is a square.
\The side of the square is
.
Perimeter of the square is
.


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Area of the square is
.

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Step 4:
\Draw the coordinate plane.
\Plot the vertices
,
,
and
.
Draw the line segments
,
and
.

Solution:
\The parallelogram are
is a square.
The perimeter is
.
The area is
.
Graph:
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