In the adjoining figures, is a parallelogram in which
is produced to
so that
Prove that
bisects
ABCD is parallelogram.
In ∆ODC and ∆OEB, we have,
DC = BE …as DC = AB
∠COD = ∠BOE … Vertically opposite angles are equal
∠OCD = ∠OBE … Alternate angles with transversal BC
Hence, by SAA test for congruency, we get,
∆ODC ≅ ∆OEB
∴ OC = OB …by cpct
We know that BC = OC + OB.
∴ ED bisects BC.