ICSE Class X Math 2015 Solved Paper

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Three vertices of a parallelogram ABCD taken in order are A(3,6),B(5,10) and C(3, 2) find:
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Marks: +1, -0
the coordinates of the fourth vertex D.
Solution:
Let the coordinate of D be (x,y). In a parallelogram, mid point of diagonal AC coincides with the mid-point of diagonal BD.

Mid point of AC=(3+32,6+22)=(3,4)
Mid point of BD=(x+52,y+102)
∵ Mid point of AC= Mid point of BD
(3,4)=(x+52,y+102)
Equating,
3=x+52 and 4=y+102
x=1 and y=−2
Coordinates of the fourth vertex D(1,−2)
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