ABCD is a rectangle and P,Q,R and S are mid point of the sides AB ,BC,CD and DA respectively show that the quadrilateral PQRS is a rhombus ?
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ABCD is a rectangle and P,Q, R and S are mid point of the sides AB, BC, CD and DA respectively. Show that the quadrilateral PQRS is a rhombus ?
Given
- ABCD is a rectangle
- P, Q, R and S are midpoint of the sides AB, BC , CD and DA
Required to Find
To show that the quadrilateral PQRS is a rhombus
Solution
Here we join A and C in triangle ABC.
P is the mid point of AB
Q is the mid ppint of BC
PQ || AC
( Line segments joining the mid points of two sides of a triangle ia parallel to AC and also is half of it )
In triangle ADC
R is mid point of CD
S is mid point of AD
RS || AC
( line segments joining the mid points of two sides of a triangle is parallel to third side and also is half of it )
So,
PQ || RS and PQ = RS
( one pair of opposite side is parallel and equal )
In triangle APS and triangle BPQ
AP = BP ( P is the mid point of AB )
angle PAS = angle PBQ
( all the angles of rectangle are 90° )
AS = BQ
triangle APS congruent to triangle BPQ ( SAS test )
PS = PQ
BS = PQ and PQ = RS
( opposite sides of paralleogram is equal )
PQ = RS = PS = RQ ( all sides are equal )
therefore, PQRS is a paralleogram with all sides equal. .
So, PQRS is a rhombus
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