Mathematics
In the adjoining figure, ABCD is a rectangle in which AB = 6 cm and AD = 8 cm. If P and Q are mid-points of the sides BC and CD respectively, then the length of PQ is
7 cm
5 cm
4 cm
3 cm
Mid-point Theorem
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Answer
Length of diagonal (BD) of ABCD = = 10 cm.
In △BCD,
P is midpoint of BC and Q is midpoint of CD.
PQ || BD and PQ = BD = x 10 = 5 cm.
Hence, Option 2 is the correct option.
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