Varignon’s Theorem (Surprising Geometry Theorem)

I first learnt it from Quora:

“Take any quadrilateral. It doesn’t have to be any special kind of a quadrilateral. Then connect the midpoints of its sides.

Surprisingly, you will always get a parallelogram!”

Quite a nice result. Some googling revealed that the name of this theorem is called Varignon’s Theorem.

An illustration is found here:

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Author: mathtuition88

Math and Education Blog

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