Given: ABCD is a parallelogram.
Rays AS, BQ, CQ and DS bisect ∠A, ∠B, ∠C and ∠D respectively.
To prove: PQRS is a rectangle.
Proof:
∠BAS = ∠DAS = x° …(i) [ray AS bisects ∠A]
∠ABQ = ∠CBQ =y° ….(ii) [ray BQ bisects ∠B]
∠BCQ = ∠DCQ = u° …..(iii) [ray CQ bisects ∠C]
∠ADS = ∠CDS = v° ….(iv) [ray DS bisects ∠D]
ABCD is a parallelogram. [Given]
∴ ∠A + ∠B = 180° [Adjacent angles of a parallelogram are supplementary]
∴ ∠BAS + ∠DAS + ∠ABQ + ∠CBQ = 180° [Angle addition property]
∴ x° + x° + v° + v° = 180 [From (i) and (ii)]
∴ 2x° + 2v° =180
∴ x° + v° = 90° …..(vi) [Dividing both sides by 2]
In ∆ARB,
∠RAB + ∠RBA + ∠ARB = 180° [Sum of the measures of the angles of a triangle is 180°]
∴ x° + y° + ∠SRQ = 180° [A – S – R, B – Q – R]
∴ 90° + ∠SRQ = 180° [From (v)]
∴ ∠SRQ = 180°- 90° = 90° …..(vi)
Similarly, we can prove
∠SPQ = 90° …(viii)
In ∆ASD,
∠ASD + ∠SAD + ∠SDA = 180° [Sum of the measures of angles a triangle is 180°]
∴ ∠ASD + x° + v° = 180° [From (vi)]
∴ ∠ASD + 90° = 180°
∴∠ ASD = 180°- 90° = 90°
∴ ∠PSR = ∠ASD [Vertically opposite angles]
∴ ∠PSR = 90° …..(ix)
Similarly we can prove ∠PQR = 90° ..(x)
∴ In PQRS,
∠SRQ = ∠SPQ = ∠PSR = ∠PQR = 90° [From (vii), (viii), (ix), (x)]
∴ PQRS is a rectangle. [Each angle is of measure 90°]