This is my first post here! I am trying to help my daughter with honors geometry.
The problem is to use the distance formula to prove that WXYZ is a rhombus. There is a diagram which I obviously can't reproduce here, but I can give the points. We know the distance formula, but because each point is missing a coordinate, we don't know how to proceed. Any help or suggestions are MUCH appreciated!
W is located at (a,0)
X is located at (0,b)
Y is located at (-a,0)
Z is located at (0,-b)
The problem is to use the distance formula to prove that WXYZ is a rhombus. There is a diagram which I obviously can't reproduce here, but I can give the points. We know the distance formula, but because each point is missing a coordinate, we don't know how to proceed. Any help or suggestions are MUCH appreciated!
W is located at (a,0)
X is located at (0,b)
Y is located at (-a,0)
Z is located at (0,-b)