A few days ago
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I need help with this math question! PLEASE HELP!!!!?

Okay, I’m doing math homework that we were given over the summer and I’ve asked several questions like this lately. So this is exactly what the problem says: On the following coordinate plane K (1,3), L (4,-4), and M (-3,-7) are three of the four vertices of a SQUARE. Use the distance and/or slope formula to plot N, the fourth vertex of the square. Please find the answer if you can and help me by explaining it in a way a 7th grader can understand. Thanks!!!1

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A few days ago
Anonymous

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Below is a sketch of solution

First, find the side length: |KL|=sqrt((1-4)^2+(3-(-4))^2)

=sqrt(58).

Denote coordinates of N by (x,y).

The length |NK| equals sqrt(58), i.e. (x-1)^2+(y-3)^2=58.

The slope of NK is the same as the slope of ML,

i.e. (x-1)/(y-3)=(-3-4)/(-7-(-4))

=7/3.

Solving these simultaneous equations we find two solution:

x=-6, y=0 and x=8, y=6

The correct solution is the first one, as it satisfies |NM|=sqrt(58)

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A few days ago
Debbie C
We know we have a square. This tell us that the line from L to K is equal to the line M to N. Also, that M to L is equal to N to K. This information will give us the fourth point. Work it this way.

We need the distance from L to K to equal the distance from M to N. Fill in the numbers you know.

L to K on the x-axis is 4 minus 1 = 3.

L to K on the yaxis is -4 minus 3 = -7

Now M to N must be the same distances. So we plug in the distances just determined and the point info we already know:

M to N on the x axis is the number of M on the x-axis (-3)minus the unknown number which equals 3 (distance L to K on x-axis above)

M to N on the x-axis is -3 minus x = 3, x=-6

M to N on the Y-axis is the number of M on the y-axis (-7) minus the unknown ‘y’ equals the distance from L to K determined above (-7):

M to N on the y axis is -7 minus y = -7, x = 0

So the points are (-6, 0) for N.

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A few days ago
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sorry I’m going inyo 9th and into top set I couldn’t get it either?!
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A few days ago
alvamath
points are -6,0 for n
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