Mathematics
Write the co-ordinates of the vertices of a rectangle which is 6 units long and 4 units wide if the rectangle is in the first quadrant, its longer side lies on the x-axis and one vertex is at the origin.
Answer
The points are shown on the graph below:
Given,
The rectangle which is 6 units long and 4 units wide is shown in the graph.
Rectangle is in the first quadrant.
Longer side lies on x-axis and one vertex is at origin A(0, 0).
Steps of construction :
Mark point A(0, 0).
At a distance of 6 units on x-axis mark point B(6, 0).
From B draw a line segment parallel to y-axis and mark point C on it at distance of 4 units.
From C draw a line segment parallel to x-axis and mark point D on it at distance of 6 units.
Join DA.
Hence, coordinates of the rectangle are A(0, 0), B(6, 0), C(6, 4) and D(0, 4).
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