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ABCD is a parallelogram with diagonals AC & BD.Prove that AC squared ➕ BC squared=ABsq. ➕ BC sq. ➕ CD sq. ➕ DA sq.
Asked by agraharianiruddha | 26 Jan, 2019, 06:16: PM
Expert Answer
Figure shows a parallelogram ABCD.
Let us extend AB to point E and draw perpendicular line CE. Let BEC = 90º. Let us also draw line BF perpendicular to CD.
in right ΔACE , we have AC2 = AE2+EC2 = (AB+BE)2 + EC2 = AB2 + BE2 +2×AB×BE + EC2 = AB2 + BC2 +2×AB×BE .......................(1)
in right ΔBFD , we have BD2 = BF2+DF2 = BF2 + (CD - CF)2 = BF2 + CD2 + CF2 - 2×CD×CF = BC2+CD2 -2×CD×CF.........................(2)
If we add eqn.(1) and (2), terms '2×AB×BE' and '2×CD×CF' will be nullified, because AB = CD abd BE = CF.
also, since we have BC = AD, if we add eqn.(1) and eqn.(2), we get AC2 + BD2 = AB2 + BC2 + CD2 + AD2
Answered by Thiyagarajan K | 26 Jan, 2019, 11:28: PM
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