In rectangle ABCD, the diagonals intersect at point O. Find the lengths of the vectors BC, CD
September 10, 2021 | education
| In rectangle ABCD, the diagonals intersect at point O. Find the lengths of the vectors BC, CD, AC, AO, CO, DO, If AB = 6 cm, AD = 8 cm.
In any rectangle:
1) all angles are equal to 90º;
2) opposite sides are equal;
That is, AB = CD = 6 cm, BC = AD = 8 cm.
3) the diagonals are equal and the point of their intersection O divides the diagonals in half.
Hence, BD = AC = (6 ^ 2 + 8 ^ 2) ^ (1/2) = (36 + 64) ^ (1/2) = √100 = 10 cm (found the diagonal as the hypotenuse by the Pythagorean theorem).
CO = AO = DO = AC / 2 = 10/2 = 5 cm.
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