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
It is given that,E,F,G and H are respectively the mid-points of the sides of the parallelogram ABCD.- Let's join the midpoints E,F,G and H and join HF,EG.
- Line HF drawn from the midpoints of the parallelogramABCD devides the parallelogram into two equal parts.
∴ - 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 }
- 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 }
- Area of FOG = Area of FOE = Area of EOH = \dfrac { x } { 8 }
- 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 }