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Question 8
ABCD is a rectangle formed by points A (-1,-1), B(-1,4), C(5,4) and D(5,-1). P, Q, R, and S are mid-points of AB, BC, CD, and DA respectively. Is the quadrilateral PQRS a square, rectangle or rhombus? Justify your answer.


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Solution


Coordinates of P can be calculated as follows:

[Since, mid-point of the line segment joining the points (x1,y1) and (x2,y2) is (x1+x22,y1+y22)]
(112,412)=(1,32)
Coordinates of Q can be calculated as follows:
(512,4+42)=(2,4)
Coordinates of R can be calculated as follows:
(5+52,412)=(5,32)
Coordinates of S can be calculated as follows:
(512,112)=(2,1)
Length of PQ can be calculated as follows:
PQ=(2+1)2+(432)2

=(2+1)2+(52)2
=(9)+(254)
=612
Similarly, QR can be calculated as follows:
QR =(52)2+(324)2
=32+(52)2
=612
Similarly,
PS =(2+1)2+(132)2
=32+(52)2
=612
Similarly, QR can be calculated as follows:
SR =(25)2+(132)2
=(3)2+(52)2
=612
The above values shows that PQ = QR = RS = PS, i.e. all sides are equal.
Now let us calculate the diagonals.
PR=(5+1)2+(3232)2
=62=6
QS=(22)2+(14)2
=(5)2=5
Hence, it is clear that while all sides are equal, diagonals are not equal. So, the given figure is a rhombus.


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