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Connect Midpoints of Sides of Squares to Get Another Square
Source: ILL 1970 - Problem 11.
5/24/2011
Let
A
B
C
D
ABCD
A
BC
D
and
A
′
B
′
C
′
D
′
A'B'C'D'
A
′
B
′
C
′
D
′
be two arbitrary squares in the plane that are oriented in the same direction. Prove that the quadrilateral formed by the midpoints of
A
A
′
,
B
B
′
,
C
C
′
,
D
D
′
AA',BB',CC',DD'
A
A
′
,
B
B
′
,
C
C
′
,
D
D
′
is a square.
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