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The mid-points of the sides of a rectangle are joined in order. What figure is formed?

Class 9Rectangle, Rhombus and SquareGeometry — Quadrilaterals
  • AA kite that is not a rhombus
  • BA trapezium
  • CA rectangle
  • DA rhombus

Step-by-Step Solution

By the mid-point theorem, each side of the inner figure is half a diagonal of the rectangle. The rectangle's diagonals are equal, so all four inner sides are equal: a rhombus.
Answer: D) A rhombus

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