Question

Show that if the diagonals of a Quadrilateral are equal and bisect each other at right angles.Then it is a Square.​

Answer 1

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°

..........(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.

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Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that ABCD is a square.

To prove : AC=BD and AC and BD bisect each other at right angles.

Proof:

(i) In a ΔABC and ΔBAD,

AB=AB ( common line)

BC=AD ( opppsite sides of a square)

∠ABC=∠BAD ( = 90° )

ΔABC≅ΔBAD( By SAS property)

AC=BD ( by CPCT).

(ii) In a ΔOAD and ΔOCB,

AD=CB ( opposite sides of a square)

∠OAD=∠OCB ( transversal AC )

∠ODA=∠OBC ( transversal BD )

ΔOAD≅ΔOCB (ASA property)

OA=OC ---------(i)

Similarly OB=OD ----------(ii)

From (i) and (ii) AC and BD bisect each other.

Now in a ΔOBA and ΔODA,

OB=OD ( from (ii) )

BA=DA

OA=OA ( common line )

ΔAOB=ΔAOD----(iii) ( by CPCT

∠AOB+∠AOD=180° (linear pair)

2∠AOB=180°

∠AOB=∠AOD=90°

∴AC and BD bisect each other at right angles.