Varignon Parallelogram

Move A, B, C, or D and watch the figure dynamically change.
The blue inner figure seems to remain a parallelogram.
Why is this?
Hint: use the "Show diagonals" boxes to help analyze.

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Mr. L - Bill Lombard, February 7, 2008, Created with GeoGebra