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Q.Show that the four points in the Argand plane represented by the complex numbers 2+i, 4+3i, 2+5i, 3i2 + i,\ 4 + 3i,\ 2 + 5i,\ 3i are the vertices of a square.

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The four points form a quadrilateral with equal sides 8\sqrt8 and equal diagonals 44, hence a square.

The complex numbers correspond to A(2,1), B(4,3), C(2,5), D(0,3)A(2,1),\ B(4,3),\ C(2,5),\ D(0,3) in the Argand plane.

Side lengths:

AB=(4−2)2+(3−1)2=8AB=\sqrt{(4-2)^2+(3-1)^2}=\sqrt{8},

BC=(2−4)2+(5−3)2=8BC=\sqrt{(2-4)^2+(5-3)^2}=\sqrt{8},

CD=(0−2)2+(3−5)2=8CD=\sqrt{(0-2)^2+(3-5)^2}=\sqrt{8},

DA=(2−0)2+(1−3)2=8DA=\sqrt{(2-0)^2+(1-3)^2}=\sqrt{8}.

So all four sides are equal, i.e. ABCDABCD is a rhombus.

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