P is the midpoint of the side CD of a parallelogram ABCD.A line throug...
Given, ABCD is a parallelogram and P is the mid point of side CD.
Also, CQ || AP intersect AB at Q.
To prove:
(i) AD = AR
(ii) CQ = QR
Proof:
In ΔCDR, P is mid-point of CD and AP || CQ implies that AP || CR
∴ A is mid-point of DR (Converse of mid point theorem)
⇒ AD = AR
⇒ AR = 2BC [Opposite side of a parallelogram are equal]
∴ AD = BC
Again, in ΔCDR, A is mid-point of DR and AQ || CD (ABCD is a parallelogram and its opposite sides are parallel to each other)
∴ Q is mid point of CR [Mid-point theorem]
⇒ CQ = QR
[Hence proved]
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P is the midpoint of the side CD of a parallelogram ABCD.A line throug...
By using midpoint theorem P is the midpoint of BC and CA is parallel to RC therefore I will also be the midpoint of DR and therefore we can say that DA equals to Dr
P is the midpoint of the side CD of a parallelogram ABCD.A line throug...
Given:
- P is the midpoint of side CD of parallelogram ABCD.
- Line through C parallel to PA intersects AB at Q and DA produced at R.
To Prove:
- DA = AR
- CQ = QR
Proof:
1. Midpoint Property:
- Consider the midpoint of a line segment. It divides the line segment into two equal parts.
- Since P is the midpoint of side CD, we have CP = PD.
2. Parallel Lines Property:
- When a line is drawn parallel to one side of a parallelogram, it intersects the other two sides in two distinct points.
- Hence, line CR intersects sides AB and AD produced.
3. Alternate Interior Angles Property:
- When a transversal intersects two parallel lines, the alternate interior angles are congruent.
- Therefore, ∠CQR = ∠PAC and ∠CQA = ∠PAR.
4. Corresponding Angles Property:
- When a transversal intersects two parallel lines, the corresponding angles are congruent.
- Therefore, ∠CQR = ∠PAC and ∠CQA = ∠PAR.
5. Congruent Triangles Property:
- From step 3 and 4, we can conclude that ∆CQR and ∆PAC are congruent by Angle-Side-Angle (ASA) congruence criteria.
- Since the corresponding sides of congruent triangles are equal, CQ = PA and QR = AP.
6. Parallelogram Property:
- In a parallelogram, opposite sides are equal in length.
- Therefore, CQ = AB and QR = AD.
7. Transitive Property:
- From step 5 and 6, we have CQ = AB = QR and PA = CQ = QR.
8. Congruent Triangles Property:
- Since P is the midpoint of CD, we have CP = PD.
- From step 2, we know that CR is parallel to PA.
- Therefore, ∆CAR and ∆DPA are congruent by Side-Angle-Side (SAS) congruence criteria.
- Hence, DA = AR.
Conclusion:
- From step 7, we have CQ = QR and PA = QR.
- From step 8, we have DA = AR.
- Therefore, DA = AR and CQ = QR.
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