227.Prove that the diagonals of a rectangle are perpendicular if and only if the rectangle is a square.
Let ABCD be the given rectangle. Take A as origin.
Let Now,
Also, . Now diagonals AC and BD are perpendicular if is perpendicular to i.e. iff i.e. iff i.e. iff i.e. iff i.e. iff i.e. iff i.e. iff AD = AB i.e. iff rectangle ABCD is a square. Hence the result.
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228.Using vectors, prove that a parallelogram whose diagonals are equal is a rectangle.
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229.Prove using vectors: The quadrilateral obtained by joining mid-points of adjacent sides of a rectangle is a rhombus.
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230.Show that the angle between two diagonals of a cube is