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ABCD is arhombus and P, Q, R and S are the mid-points of the sides AB, BC, CD and DArespectively. Show that the quadrilateral PQRS is a rectangle.



Answer -

Given in the question,

ABCD is a rhombus and P, Q, R and S are the mid-points of thesides AB, BC, CD and DA respectively.

To Prove,

PQRS is a rectangle.

Construction,

Join AC and BD.

Proof:

In ΔDRS and ΔBPQ,

DS = BQ (Halves of the opposite sides of the rhombus)

SDR = QBP (Opposite angles of the rhombus)

DR = BP (Halves of the opposite sides of the rhombus)

, ΔDRS ΔBPQ[SAS congruency]

RS = PQ [CPCT]———————- (i)

In ΔQCR and ΔSAP,

RC = PA (Halves of the opposite sides of the rhombus)

RCQ = PAS (Opposite angles of the rhombus)

CQ = AS (Halves of the opposite sides of the rhombus)

, ΔQCR ΔSAP[SAS congruency]

RQ = SP [CPCT]———————- (ii)

Now,

In ΔCDB,

R and Q are the mid points of CD and BC respectively.

QR ||BD

also,

P and S are the mid points of AD and AB respectively.

PS ||BD

QR ||PS

, PQRS is a parallelogram.

also, PQR =90°

Now,

In PQRS,

RS = PQ and RQ = SP from (i) and (ii)

Q = 90°

,PQRS is a rectangle.

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