Squares on the Sides of Parallelograms
Given that quadrilateral ABDC is a parallelogram; therefore,
and
.
- Construct squares on each of the sides of parallelogram ABDC.
- Construct the diagonals of these squares
- We know that
and
.
We also know that the diagonals of the squares bisect the vertices,
so
.
- Since
all have a side congruent to
and
a side congruent to
and an angle between them
that is the sum of two 45 degree angles and one of the angles
of the parallelogram ABDC the four triangles are congruent by
SAS.
- By CPCTC
. Therefore the quadrilateral
is a parallelogram that is either a square or a rhombus. Since
(by CPCTC),
must be a right angle(similar arguments can be given for the
remaining angles of parallelogram MPON). Therefore parallelogram
MPON is a square.
RETURN