show that the line segment joining the point (4,2 and ( -6 ,4) and (-10,5) ,and (8, 1) bisect each other.
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Show that the line segments joining the mid-points of the opposite sides of a quadrilateral bisect each other.
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December 20, 2019avatar
Manpreet Patwari
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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.