Show that the diagonals of a parallelogram divide it into four triangles of equal area.
Answers
Answered by
124
ar(△AOB)=ar(△BOC)=ar(△COD)=ar(△AOD)
Let ABCD be a parallelogram with diagonals AC and BD
intersecting at O. Since the diagonals of a parallelogram bisect each other at the point of intersection.
Therefore,
AO=OC and BO=OD
We know that the median of a triangle divides it into two equal parts.
Now,
In △ABC,
∵BO is median.
ar(△AOB)=ar(△BOC).....(1)
In △BCD,
∵CO is median.
ar(△BOC)=ar(△COD).....(2)
In △ACD,
∵DO is median.
ar(△AOD)=ar(△COD).....(3)
From equation (1),(2)&(3), we get
ar(△AOB)=ar(△BOC)=ar(△COD)=ar(△AOD)
Hence proved.
Attachments:
Answered by
37
Show that the diagonals of a parallelogram divide it into four triangles of equal area.
ABCD is a parallelogram
diagonals of ∥gm bisect each other
∴ O is m.p of BD i.e., OB = OD
O is m.p of AC i.e; OA = OC
In △ABC;OA=OC
∴BO is the median of △ABC
⇒ar(△AOB)=ar(△BOC)
In △ADC÷ since OA=OC
∴DO is the median of △ADC
⇒ar(△AOD)=ar(△COD)
Similary In △ABD ; OB = OD
∴ AO is the median of △ABD
⇒ar(△AOB)=ar(△AOD)
∴ar(△AOB)=ar(△BOC)=ar(△COD)=ar(△AOD)
∴ Proved.
.
.
.
.
..
Attachments:
Similar questions
Social Sciences,
4 months ago
Math,
4 months ago
Accountancy,
9 months ago
Science,
1 year ago
Math,
1 year ago