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

The figure is given below:



In ΔABC, P and Q are the mid-points of sides AB and BC respectively,


∴ From the mid-point theorem,


PQ || AC & PQ = ½ AC ..(1)


Also, R and S are the mid-points of CD and AD respectively


∴ From the mid-point theorem,


RS || AC & RS = ½ AC ..(2)


Therefore,


From equations (1) and (2), we obtain


PQ || RS and PQ = RS


Since in quadrilateral PQRS, one pair of opposite sides is equal and parallel to each other it is a parallelogram


Let the diagonals of rhombus ABCD intersect each other at point O


In quadrilateral OMQN,


MQ || ON (Because PQ || AC)


QN|| OM (Because QR || BD)


Therefore,


OMQN is a parallelogram


MQN = NOM


PQR = NOM


However, NOM = 900 (Diagonals of a rhombus are perpendicular to each other)


PQR = 900


Clearly, PQRS is a parallelogram having one of its interior angles as 900


Hence, PQRS is a rectangle


 

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