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Answer:
The slope of AB is - 2,
Slope of BC is [tex]\frac{1}{2}[/tex]
Slope of CD is [tex]-\frac{3}{4}[/tex]
Slope of AD is [tex]\frac{1}{2}[/tex],
ABCD is trapezoid because one pair of opposite sides is parallel.
Step-by-step explanation:
Given vertices of quadrilateral ABCD,
A(−1, −1) , B(−3, 3) , C(1, 5) , and D(5, 2),
∵ Slope of a line passes through two points [tex](x_1, y_1)[/tex] and [tex](x_2, y_2)[/tex] is,
[tex]m=\frac{y_2-y_1}{xc_2-x_1}[/tex]
Thus, the slope of AB = [tex]\frac{3+1}{-3+1}=\frac{4}{-2}=-2[/tex]
Slope of BC = [tex]\frac{5-3}{1+3}=\frac{2}{4}=\frac{1}{2}[/tex]
Slope of CD = [tex]\frac{2-5}{5-1}=-\frac{3}{4}[/tex]
Slope of DA = [tex]\frac{-1-2}{-1-5}=\frac{-3}{-6}=\frac{1}{2}[/tex]
Since, when two line segment having the same slope then they are parallel to each other.
∴ BC ║ DA
A quadrilateral only having two parallel sides is called trapezoid,
Hence, ABCD is a trapezoid.