Given the quad. DEFG with vertices D(-4, 1), £(2, 3), F(4, 9), and G(-2, 7). a. Use the distance formula to show that DEFG is a rhombus. b. Use slopes to verify that the diagonals are perpendicular.

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Given the quad. DEFG with vertices D(-4, 1), £(2, 3), F(4, 9), and
G(-2, 7). a. Use the distance formula to show that DEFG is a rhombus.
b. Use slopes to verify that the diagonals are perpendicular.

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