Question

prove that the straight lines joining the mid points of the opposite sides of a quadrilateral bisect each other.

Answer 1

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ANSWER

In △ADC,S is the mid-point of AD and R is the mid-point of CD

In △ABC,P is the mid-point of AB and Q is the mid-point of BC

Line segments joining the mid-points of two sides of a triangle is parallel to the third side and is half of of it.

∴SR∥AC and SR=  

2

1

​  

AC     ....(1)

∴PQ∥AC and PQ=  

2

1

​  

AC     ....(2)

From (1) and (2)

⇒PQ=SR and PQ∥SR

So,In PQRS,

one pair of opposite sides is parallel and equal.

Hence, PQRS is a parallelogram.

PR and SQ are diagonals of parallelogram PQRS

So,OP=OR and OQ=OS since diagonals of a parallelogram bisect each other.

Hence proved.