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The Figure Formed by Joining the Mid-points of the Adjacent Sides of a Quadrilateral is a - Mathematics

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Question

The figure formed by joining the mid-points of the adjacent sides of a quadrilateral is a

Options

  • parallelogram

  • rectangle

  • square

  • rhombus

MCQ

Solution

Figure can be drawn as:

Let ABCD be a quadrilateral such that P,Q,R and S are the mid-points of side AB,BC,CD and DA respectively.

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

Therefore,

PQ || AC and  `PQ = 1/2 AC`

Similarly, we have

 RS || ACand  `RS = 1/2 AC`

Thus,

 PQ || RS and PQ = RS

Therefore, PQRSis a parallelogram.

The figure formed by joining the mid-points of the adjacent sides of a quadrilateral is a

parallelogram.

Hence the correct choice is (a).

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Chapter 13: Quadrilaterals - Exercise 13.6 [Page 71]

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RD Sharma Mathematics [English] Class 9
Chapter 13 Quadrilaterals
Exercise 13.6 | Q 10 | Page 71

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