Which type of quadrilateral is formed on joining midpoints of sides of a quadrilateral?
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Answer:
ABCD is a parallelogram
Step-by-step explanation:
Let ABCD be any quadrilateral.
Join A and C.
Let P and Q be midpoints of sides AB and BC
In △ABC,
PQ∥AC and PQ=
2
1
AC ) (by Midpoint theorem)
S and R be the midpoints of AD and DC respectively
In △ACD,
SR∥AC and SR=
2
1
AC (ii) (by Midpoint theorem)
From (i) and (ii),
PQ∥SR and PQ=SR.
∵ One pair of opposite sides are parallel and equal
∴ ABCD is a parallelogram.
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