The points $A (2, 0), B (9, 1), C (11, 6)$ and $D (4, 4)$ are the vertices of a quadrilateral ABCD. Determine whether ABCD is a rhombus or not.


Given:

The points $A (2, 0), B (9, 1), C (11, 6)$ and $D (4, 4)$ are the vertices of a quadrilateral ABCD. 

To do:

We have to determine whether ABCD is a rhombus or not.

Solution:

We know that,

The distance between two points \( \mathrm{A}\left(x_{1}, y_{1}\right) \) and \( \mathrm{B}\left(x_{2}, y_{2}\right) \) is \( \sqrt{\left(x_{2}-x_{1}\right)^{2}+\left(y_{2}-y_{1}\right)^{2}} \).

Therefore,

\( A B=\sqrt{(9-2)^{2}+(1-0)^{2}} \)

\( =\sqrt{(7)^{2}+(1)^{2}} \)

\( =\sqrt{49+1} \)

\( =\sqrt{50} \)

\( B C=\sqrt{(11-9)^{2}+(6-1)^{2}} \)

\( =\sqrt{(2)^{2}+(5)^{2}} \)

\( =\sqrt{4+25} \)

\( =\sqrt{29} \)

\( C D=\sqrt{(4-11)^{2}+(4-6)^{2}} \)

\( =\sqrt{49+4} \)

\( =\sqrt{53} \)

\( D A=\sqrt{(4-2)^{2}+(4-0)^{2}} \)

\( =\sqrt{(2)^{2}+(4)^{2}} \)

\( =\sqrt{4+16} \)

\( =\sqrt{20} \)

Here,

\( \mathrm{AB}≠\mathrm{BC}≠\mathrm{CD}≠\mathrm{DA} \)

Therefore, the given quadrilateral is not a rhombus.

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Updated on: 10-Oct-2022

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