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NO.1 PROVE THAT IN A TRAPEZIUM DIAGONALS DIVIDE EACH OTHER PROPORTIONALLY.

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Prove that the diagonals of a trapezium divide each other proportionally.

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Given :

A trapezium ABCD in which AB∥DC and its diagonals AC and BD intersect at O.

To prove :

OC

AO

=

OD

BO

Construction :

Through O, draw EO∥AB, meeting AD at E.

Proof :

In △ADC,EO∥DC

Therefore,

ED

AE

=

OC

AO

.........(1)

In △DAB,EO∥AB

Therefore,

ED

AE

=

OD

BO

..........(2)

From 1 and 2, we get,

OC

AO

=

OD

BO

Hence, proved.

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