Area of parallelogram ABCD is x cm2. If E,F,G, and H are mid-points of the sides, find the area of EFGH.


Answer:

x2cm2

Step by Step Explanation:

  1. It is given that,E,F,G and H are respectively the mid-points of the sides of the parallelogram ABCD.
  2. Let's join the midpoints E,F,G and H and join HF,EG.
  3. Line HF drawn from the midpoints of the parallelogramABCD devides the parallelogram into two equal parts.
  4. Lines HF and EG drawn from the midpoints of the parallelogram ABCD bisect each other other at the O. \therefore \text{ Area of the parallelogram } HOGD = \dfrac{ \text { Area of the parallelogram } HFCD } { 2 } = \dfrac { x }{ 4 }
  5. Diagonal GH of the parallelogram HOGD devides the parallelogram into two equal parts. \therefore \text{ Area of HOG } = \dfrac { \text{ Area of the parallelogram HOGD } } { 2 } = \dfrac { x }{ 8 }
  6. Area of FOG = Area of FOE = Area of EOH = \dfrac { x } { 8 }
  7. Thus the area of the EFGH = = Area of HOG + Area of FOG + Area of FOE + Area of EOH = 4 \times \dfrac { x } { 8 } = \dfrac { x }{ 2 }

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