Question

When the midpoints of a rectangle are joined in order, the quadrilateral formed is a ______.

Options

• Square

• Rectangle

• Rhombus

• Parallelogram

Answer 1

When the midpoints of a rectangle are joined in order, the quadrilateral formed is a rhombus.

Explanation:

• Joining the midpoints of any quadrilateral forms a parallelogram (Varignon’s theorem).
• In the special case of a rectangle, the figure formed by joining midpoints is a rhombus, because all sides are equal in length, but the angles are not necessarily right angles.