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The vertices of a quadrilateral ABCD are A$(6, -2)$, B$(9, 2)$, C$(5, -1)$ and D$(2, -5)$. Prove that ABCD is a rhombus, and not a square.
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$$\begin{aligned}& AB = \sqrt{(9- 6)^2 + (2 + 2)^2} = 5 \\ & BC = \sqrt{(9-5)^2 + (2 + 1)^2} = 5 \\ & CD = \sqrt{(5-2)^2 + (-1 + 5)^2} = 5 \\ & AD = \sqrt{(6-2)^2 + (-2 + 5)^2} = 5 \\ & AC = \sqrt{(6-5)^2 + (-2 + 1)^2} = \sqrt{1^2 + (-1)^2} = \sqrt{2} \\ & BD = \sqrt{(9-2)^2 + (2 + 5)^2} = \sqrt{7^2 + 7^2} = \sqrt{49+49} = \sqrt{98} = 7\sqrt{2} \\ & As AB = BC = CD = DA\end{aligned}$$ and $$\begin{aligned}& AC \neq BD \\ & \therefore\end{aligned}$$ ABCD is a rhombus and not a square.