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The fourth vertex D of a parallelogram ABCD whose vertices are A(-2, 3), B(6, 7) and C(8, 3) is

  1. (0, 1)

  2. (0, -1)

  3. (-1, 0)

  4. (1, 0)

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ABCD is a parallelogram whose three vertices are A(-2, 3), B(6, 7) and C(8, 3). Let coordinates of its fourth vertex D be (x, y).

The diagonals AC and BD bisect each other at O so O is the mid-point of AC as well as BD.

The fourth vertex D of a parallelogram ABCD whose vertices are A(-2, 3), B(6, 7) and C(8, 3) is. Section Formula, ML Aggarwal Understanding Mathematics Solutions ICSE Class 10.

So, by mid-point formula the coordinates of O are,

=(2+82,3+32)=(62,62)=(3,3).= \Big(\dfrac{-2 + 8}{2}, \dfrac{3 + 3}{2}\Big) \\[1em] = \Big(\dfrac{6}{2}, \dfrac{6}{2}\Big) \\[1em] = (3, 3).

Since, (3, 3) is the mid-point of BD so,

3=x+62 and 3=y+726=x+6 and 6=y+7x=66 and y=67x=0 and y=1.\Rightarrow 3 = \dfrac{x + 6}{2} \text{ and } 3 = \dfrac{y + 7}{2} \\[1em] \Rightarrow 6 = x + 6 \text{ and } 6 = y + 7 \\[1em] \Rightarrow x = 6 - 6 \text{ and } y = 6 - 7 \\[1em] \Rightarrow x = 0 \text{ and } y = -1.

∴ Coordinates of D are (0, -1).

Hence, Option 2 is the correct option.

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