In Fig. 15.84, PSDA is a parallelogram in which PQ=QR=RS and AP||BQ||CR. Prove that
ar(Δ PQE) = ar(Δ CFD)
Given that,
PSDA is a parallelogram
Since,
AP ‖ BQ ‖ CR ‖ DS and AD ‖ PS
Therefore,
PQ = CD (i)
In
C is the mid-point of BD and CF ‖ BE
Therefore,
F is the mid-point of ED
EF = PE
Similarly,
PE = FD (ii)
In PQE and
, we have
PE = FD
∠EPQ = ∠FDC (Alternate angle)
And,
PQ = CD
So, by SAS theorem, we have
Area (Δ PQE) = Area (Δ CFD)
Hence, proved