ABCDE is a pentagon, prove that

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Philoid · Accepted Answer

Given: ABCDE is a pentagon as shown below

Consider ΔABC and apply triangle law of vector, we get

Similarly, consider ΔACD and apply triangle law of vector, we get

And, consider ΔADE and apply triangle law of vector, we get

Adding (i), (ii) and (iii), we get

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Hence proved