In the figure, P(-4,3), Q(-2,-4), R(k,-17/2) and S(1,2) are four points on a rectangular coordinate plane, where PQ // RS. a) Find the value of k. b) Is PQRS a parallelogram? Show your reasoning.
In the figure, P(-4,3), Q(-2,-4), R(k,-17/2) and S(1,2) are four points on a rectangular coordinate plane, where PQ // RS. a) Find the value of k. b) Is PQRS a parallelogram? Show your reasoning.
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In the figure, P(-4,3), Q(-2,-4), R(k,-17/2) and S(1,2) are four points on a rectangular coordinate plane, where PQ // RS.
a) Find the value of k.
b) Is PQRS a parallelogram? Show your reasoning.
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