Gradient Quadrilateral
1. **Find the gradient between each pair of points given:**
Gradient formula between points $(x_1,y_1)$ and $(x_2,y_2)$ is
$$ gradient = \frac{y_2 - y_1}{x_2 - x_1} $$
2. Between A(3,2) and B(6,2):
$$ gradient = \frac{2 - 2}{6 - 3} = \frac{0}{3} = 0 $$
3. Between C(2,0) and D(4,-4):
$$ gradient = \frac{-4 - 0}{4 - 2} = \frac{-4}{2} = -2 $$
4. Between M(-2,0) and N(0,4):
$$ gradient = \frac{4 - 0}{0 - (-2)} = \frac{4}{2} = 2 $$
5. Between X(-4,-1) and Y(-3,-3):
$$ gradient = \frac{-3 - (-1)}{-3 - (-4)} = \frac{-3 + 1}{-3 + 4} = \frac{-2}{1} = -2 $$
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6. **Find gradients of sides of quadrilateral ABCD where**
$A(-2,-1), B(-1,1), C(3,3), D(2,1)$
7. Gradient of AB:
$$ gradient = \frac{1 - (-1)}{-1 - (-2)} = \frac{2}{1} = 2 $$
8. Gradient of BC:
$$ gradient = \frac{3 - 1}{3 - (-1)} = \frac{2}{4} = 0.5 $$
9. Gradient of CD:
$$ gradient = \frac{1 - 3}{2 - 3} = \frac{-2}{-1} = 2 $$
10. Gradient of DA:
$$ gradient = \frac{-1 - 1}{-2 - 2} = \frac{-2}{-4} = 0.5 $$
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11. **Is the quadrilateral a parallelogram?**
A quadrilateral is a parallelogram if opposite sides have equal gradients.
Opposite sides:
- AB and CD both have gradient 2
- BC and DA both have gradient 0.5
Since opposite sides have equal gradients, the quadrilateral ABCD is a parallelogram.
**Final answers:**
- Gradient AB = 2
- Gradient BC = 0.5
- Gradient CD = 2
- Gradient DA = 0.5
- Quadrilateral ABCD is a parallelogram: Yes