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