We know area of triangle =
In triangle ABC , AB is the base and BC is the height
Now we find the distance between A and B
Distance formula is
A(0,3), B(7,3)
Distance AB =
= = 7
B(7,3), C(7,7)
Distance BC =
= = 4
area of triangle =
area of triangle =
= = 14
The quadrilateral formed by this process will always be a parallelogram
<h3>Quadrilaterals</h3>A quadrilateral is simply any polygon that has four sides and four corners.
Common examples are:
A square is drawn at the coordinates:
(0,0), (6,0), (0,6) and (6,6)
The midpoints of the square sides are at the following coordinates:
(0,3), (3,6), (6,3) and (3,0)
When the points of the midpoints are joined together, they form a parallelogram
<h3>Figure 2</h3>A trapezoid is drawn at the coordinates:
(0,0), (2,6), (8,6) and (10,0)
The midpoints of the square sides are at the following coordinates:
(5,0), (5,6), (1,3) and (9,3)
When the points of the midpoints are joined together, they form a parallelogram
Hence, the quadrilateral formed by this process will always be a parallelogram
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