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All of the adjacent sides of quadrilaterals have slopes with a product of -1?

2007-11-06 16:11:41 · 2 answers · asked by dazed and confused 2 in Science & Mathematics Mathematics

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False. For the product of slopes to be -1, the lines must be perpendicular, and there are quadrilaterals with adjacent sides that are not perpendicular.

A less incorrect statement would be that all the adjacent sides of rectangles have slopes with a product of -1, since in the case of a rectangle the adjacent sides will be perpendicular (in fact, this is essentially the definition of a rectangle). However, even this statement is wrong, since the theorem regarding the product of the slopes of perpendicular lines only applies if both slopes are defined -- if one of the lines is vertical, the slope is undefined, and so is the product of the two slopes.

A correct statement would be: All of the adjacent sides of a rectangle having no vertical sides have slopes with a product of -1.

2007-11-06 16:53:44 · answer #1 · answered by Pascal 7 · 1 0

Got me, True???

2007-11-07 00:20:22 · answer #2 · answered by John K 3 · 0 1

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