wiz-icon
MyQuestionIcon
MyQuestionIcon
1
You visited us 1 times! Enjoying our articles? Unlock Full Access!
Question

Assertion: ABCD is a quadrilateral in which P, Q, R and S are the mid-points of AB, BC, CD and DA respectively. Then, PQRS is a parallelogram.
Reason: The line segment joining the mid-points of any two sides of a triangle is parallel to the third side and equal to half of it.
(a) Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is a correct explanation of Assertion.
(b) Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not a correct explanation of Assertion.
(c) Assertion is true and Reason is false.
(d) Assertion is false and Reason is true.

Open in App
Solution

(a) Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is a correct explanation of Assertion.

​Explanation:
Clearly, reason (R) and assertion (A) are both true and reason (R) gives assertion (A).
Hence, the correct answer is (a).

flag
Suggest Corrections
thumbs-up
1
similar_icon
Similar questions
View More
Join BYJU'S Learning Program
similar_icon
Related Videos
thumbnail
lock
Questions
MATHEMATICS
Watch in App
Join BYJU'S Learning Program
CrossIcon