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5.2 · Q31

Q.Prove that the line segments joining mid-point of adjacent sides of a quadrilateral form a parallelogram.

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Let ABCDABCD be a quadrilateral with position vectors aˉ,bˉ,cˉ,dˉ\bar a,\bar b,\bar c,\bar d, and let P,Q,R,SP,Q,R,S be the

midpoints of AB,BC,CD,DAAB,BC,CD,DA respectively, so

pˉ=aˉ+bˉ2,qˉ=bˉ+cˉ2,rˉ=cˉ+dˉ2,sˉ=dˉ+aˉ2.\bar p=\frac{\bar a+\bar b}2,\quad \bar q=\frac{\bar b+\bar c}2,\quad \bar r=\frac{\bar c+\bar d}2,\quad \bar s=\frac{\bar d+\bar a}2.

Then

PQ→=qˉ−pˉ=bˉ+cˉ2−aˉ+bˉ2=cˉ−aˉ2,\overrightarrow{PQ}=\bar q-\bar p=\frac{\bar b+\bar c}2-\frac{\bar a+\bar b}2=\frac{\bar c-\bar a}2,

SR→=rˉ−sˉ=cˉ+dˉ2−dˉ+aˉ2=cˉ−aˉ2.\overrightarrow{SR}=\bar r-\bar s=\frac{\bar c+\bar d}2-\frac{\bar d+\bar a}2=\frac{\bar c-\bar a}2.

So PQ→=SR→\overrightarrow{PQ}=\overrightarrow{SR} -- meaning PQPQ and SRSR are equal in length and parallel (in fact …

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