Fourth vertex of a parallelogram

Find the fourth vertex DD of the parallelogram ABCDABCD with A(0,0)A(0, 0), B(3,0)B(3, 0), and C(4,2)C(4, 2). In a parallelogram the two diagonals ACAC and BDBD bisect each other, so they share a midpoint.

The midpoint of ACAC is (0+42,0+22)=(2,1)\left( \dfrac{0 + 4}{2}, \dfrac{0 + 2}{2} \right) = (2, 1). Writing D(x,y)D(x, y), the midpoint of BDBD is (3+x2,0+y2)\left( \dfrac{3 + x}{2}, \dfrac{0 + y}{2} \right), which must equal (2,1)(2, 1); hence x=1x = 1, y=2y = 2, that is D(1,2)D(1, 2). The large dots mark the four vertices, with ABDCAB \parallel DC and ADBCAD \parallel BC.