Question

triangle ABC is an isosceles triangle in which AB is equal yo AC side BA is produced to D such that AD is equal to AB show that angle BCD is a right angle

Answer 1

Given: ∆ABC is an isosceles triangle in which AB = AC.
Side BA is produced to D such that AD = AB.
To Prove: ∠BCD is a right angle.
Proof: ∵ ABC is an isosceles triangle
∴ ∠ABC = ∠ACB ...(1)
∵ AB = AC and AD = AB
∴ AC = AD
∴ In ∆ACD,
∠CDA = ∠ACD
| Angles opposite to equal sides of a triangle are equal
⇒ ∠CDB = ∠ACD ...(2)
Adding the corresponding sides of (1) and (2), we get
∠ABC + ∠CDB = ∠ACB + ∠ACD
⇒ ∠ABC + ∠CDB = ∠BCD ...(3)
In ∆BCD,
∠BCD + ∠DBC + ∠CDB = 180°
| ∵ Sum of all the angles of a triangle is 180°
⇒ ∠BCD + ∠ABC + ∠CDB = 180°
⇒ ∠BCD + ∠BCD = 180°
| Using (3)
⇒ 2∠BCD = 180°
⇒ ∠BCD = 90°
⇒ ∠BCD is a right angle

Answer 2

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$\bold\pink{Solution:}$

AB=AC         (Given)

It means that ∠DBC=∠ACB           (In triangle, angles opposite to equal sides are equal)     

Let ∠DBC=∠ACB=x         .......(1)

AC=AD          (Given)

It means that ∠ACD=∠BDC         (In triangle, angles opposite to equal sides are equal)     

Let ∠ACD=∠BDC=y           ......(2)

In ∆BDC, we have

∠BDC+∠BCD+∠DBC=180°     (Angle sum property of triangle)

⇒∠BDC+∠ACB+∠ACD+∠DBC=180°

Putting (1) and (2) in the above equation, we get

y+x+y+x=180°

⇒2x+2y=180°

⇒2(x+y)=180°

⇒(x+y)=180/2=90°

Therefore, ∠BCD=90°

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