D, E, F are the midpoints of the sides AB, BC and CA respectively of triangle ABC. AE meets DF at O. P and Q are the midpoints of OB and OC respectively. Prove that DPQF is a parallelogram.

Asked by Nitin | 3rd Jul, 2017, 07:49: PM

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Answered by Rebecca | 4th Jul, 2017, 05:05: AM

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