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Q.Show that the points in the Argand plane represented by the complex numbers −2+7i-2 + 7i, −32+12i-\dfrac{3}{2} + \dfrac{1}{2}i, 4−3i4 - 3i, 72(1+i)\dfrac{7}{2}(1 + i) are the vertices of a rhombus.

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Plot the four points as (x,y)(x,y) pairs, compute all four side lengths — they come out equal — and confirm the figure is a parallelogram by showing the diagonals share the same midpoint.

Treat each complex number x+iyx+iy as the point (x,y)(x,y):

A=(−2,7),B=(−32,12),C=(4,−3),D=(72,72)A=(-2,7),\quad B=\left(-\tfrac32,\tfrac12\right),\quad C=(4,-3),\quad D=\left(\tfrac72,\tfrac72\right)

Side lengths (using distance formula):

AB2=(−32+2)2+(12−7)2=(12)2+(−132)2=0.25+42.25=42.5AB^2 = \left(-\tfrac32+2\right)^2+\left(\tfrac12-7\right)^2 = \left(\tfrac12\right)^2+\left(-\tfrac{13}2\right)^2 = 0.25+42.25 = 42.5

BC2=(4+32)2+(−3−12)2=(112)2+(−72)2=30.25+12.25=42.5BC^2 = \left(4+\tfrac32\right)^2+\left(-3-\tfrac12\right)^2 = \left(\tfrac{11}2\right)^2+\left(-\tfrac72\right)^2 = 30.25+12.25 = 42.5

CD2=(72−4)2+(72+3)2=(−12)2+(132)2=0.25+42.25=42.5CD^2 = \left(\tfrac72-4\right)^2+\left(\tfrac72+3\right)^2 = \left(-\tfrac12\right)^2+\left(\tfrac{13}2\right)^2 = 0.25+42.25=42.5

DA2=(−2−72)2+(7−72)2=(−112)2+(72)2=30.25+12.25=42.5DA^2 = \left(-2-\tfrac72\right)^2+\left(7-\tfrac72\right)^2 = \left(-\tfrac{11}2\right)^2+\left(\tfrac72\right)^2 = 30.25+12.25=42.5

So AB=BC=CD=DA=42.5AB=BC=CD=DA=\sqrt{42.5} — all four sides are equal.

Confirm it's a (non-degenerate) parallelogram — the diagonals ACAC and BDBD must bisect each other:

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