ABCD is a rhombus. Show that diagonal AC bisects angle A as well as th...
**Proof:**
Let's consider the given rhombus ABCD.
**1. Diagonal AC bisects angle A:**
To prove that diagonal AC bisects angle A, we need to show that angle DAC is equal to angle CAB.
We know that in a rhombus, all sides are congruent, so AB = BC = CD = DA.
Now, let's consider triangle ABC. Since AB = BC, and angle ABC is a common angle, by the Side-Angle-Side (SAS) congruence criterion, triangle ABC is isosceles.
In an isosceles triangle, the angles opposite the congruent sides are also congruent. Therefore, angle ABC = angle BCA.
Since triangle ABC is isosceles, we can also conclude that angle CAB = angle CBA.
Now, let's consider triangle ADC. Since AD = DC, and angle ADC is a common angle, by the Side-Angle-Side (SAS) congruence criterion, triangle ADC is isosceles.
In an isosceles triangle, the angles opposite the congruent sides are also congruent. Therefore, angle ADC = angle ACD.
Since we know that angle CAB = angle CBA, and angle ADC = angle ACD, we can conclude that angle CAB + angle ADC = angle CBA + angle ACD.
Simplifying, we have angle DAC = angle CAB, which means that diagonal AC bisects angle A.
**2. Diagonal AC bisects angle C:**
To prove that diagonal AC bisects angle C, we need to show that angle BCA is equal to angle ACD.
We have already shown that angle BCA = angle CAB.
Now, let's consider triangle ADC. Since AD = DC, and angle ADC is a common angle, by the Side-Angle-Side (SAS) congruence criterion, triangle ADC is isosceles.
In an isosceles triangle, the angles opposite the congruent sides are also congruent. Therefore, angle ADC = angle ACD.
Since we know that angle BCA = angle CAB, and angle ADC = angle ACD, we can conclude that angle BCA + angle ADC = angle CAB + angle ACD.
Simplifying, we have angle BCA = angle ACD, which means that diagonal AC bisects angle C.
**3. Diagonal BD bisects angle B:**
To prove that diagonal BD bisects angle B, we need to show that angle DBC is equal to angle BCD.
Let's consider triangle ABC. Since AB = BC, and angle ABC is a common angle, by the Side-Angle-Side (SAS) congruence criterion, triangle ABC is isosceles.
In an isosceles triangle, the angles opposite the congruent sides are also congruent. Therefore, angle ABC = angle BCA.
Now, let's consider triangle BCD. Since BC = CD, and angle BCD is a common angle, by the Side-Angle-Side (SAS) congruence criterion, triangle BCD is isosceles.
In an isosceles triangle, the angles opposite the congruent sides are also congruent. Therefore, angle BCD = angle BDC.
Since we know that angle ABC = angle BCA, and angle BCD = angle BDC