3. Show that if the diagonals of a quadrilateral bisect each other at right angles, then it
is a rhombus.
Show that the diagonals of a square are equal and bisect each other at right angles.
Answers
Answer:
Given,
Diagonals are equal
AC=BD .......(1)
and the diagonals bisect each other at right angles
OA=OC;OB=OD ...... (2)
∠AOB= ∠BOC= ∠COD= ∠AOD= 90
0
..........(3)
Proof:
Consider △AOB and △COB
OA=OC ....[from (2)]
∠AOB= ∠COB
OB is the common side
Therefore,
△AOB≅ △COB
From SAS criteria, AB=CB
Similarly, we prove
△AOB≅ △DOA, so AB=AD
△BOC≅ △COD, so CB=DC
So, AB=AD=CB=DC ....(4)
So, in quadrilateral ABCD, both pairs of opposite sides are equal, hence ABCD is parallelogram
In △ABC and △DCB
AC=BD ...(from (1))
AB=DC ...(from $$(4)$$)
BC is the common side
△ABC≅ △DCB
So, from SSS criteria, ∠ABC= ∠DCB
Now,
AB∥CD,BC is the tansversal
∠B+∠C= 180
∠B+∠B= 180
∠B= 90
Hence, ABCD is a parallelogram with all sides equal and one angle is 90
So, ABCD is a square.
Hence proved.
Step-by-step explanation:
Take quadrilateral ABCD , AC and BD are diagonals which intersect at O.
In △AOB and △AOD
DO=OB ∣ O is the midpoint
AO=AO ∣ Common side
∠AOB=∠AOD ∣ Right angle
So, △AOB≅△AOD
So, AB=AD
Similarly, AB=BC=CD=AD can be proved which means that ABCD is a rhombus.