Please help! I am having a total mind blank right now.
Write a coordinate proof for the following theorem. If a quadrilateral is a kite then it's diagonals are perpendicular.




Please help! I am having a total mind blank right now. Write a coordinate proof for the following theorem. If a quadrilateral is a kite then it s diagonals are class=

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You would compute the slopes of the diagonals WY and ZX
The slopes of the perpendicular lines have a product of -1
Now see if the slopes you get multiply to -1
If they do, the diagonals are perpendicular
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Answer:

Theorem:  If a quadrilateral is a kite then it's diagonals are perpendicular.

Proof:- In kite WXYZ, let O(a,b) be the intersection point of the diagonals .

Also the distance formula is given by ,

Distance from \((x_1,y_2)\ and\ (x_2,y_2)=\sqrt{(x_2-x_1)^2-(y_2-y_1)^2}\)

In ΔWOX,

OX=a  [since the coordinate of x changes but not y, thus the distance from O to X=a]

WO= 3b  [since the coordinate of y changes but not x, thus the distance from O to W = 4b-b=3b]

WX=\(\sqrt{(2a-a)^2+(4b-b)}=\sqrt{a^2+9b^2}\)

We can see that

\(WX^2=a^2+9b^2=OX^2+WO^2\\\Rightarrow\ WX^2=OX^2+WO^2\)

\(\\\Rightarrow\ \angle{WOX}=90^{\circ}\) [By the converse of Pythagoras theorem]

⇒ The diagonals are perpendicular.

Hence proved.