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If E, F, G and H are respectively the mid-points of the sides of a parallelogram ABCD show that ar (EFGH) = 1/2 ar (ABCD)

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In parallelogram ABCD,

AD = BC and AD || BC (Opposite sides of a parallelogram are equal and parallel)

AB = CD (Opposite sides of a parallelogram are equal)

⇒ (1/2)AD = (1/2) BC  and AH || BF

⇒ AH = BF and AH || BF (H and F are the mid-points of AD and BC)

Therefore, ABFH is a parallelogram.

Since ΔHEF and parallelogram ABFH are on the same base HF and between the same parallel lines AB and HF,

∴ Area (ΔHEF) = 1/2 Area (ABFH) ... (1)

Similarly, it can be proved that

Area (ΔHGF) = 1/2 Area (HDCF) ... (2)

On adding equations (1) and (2), we obtain

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