In , points and are the midpoints of sides and respectively. A line through parallel…

MATHEMATICS · Multi-part · CBSE · Mathematics · Quadrilaterals · Quadrilaterals

Problem

In △ABC\triangle ABC, points DD and EE are the midpoints of sides ABAB and ACAC respectively. A line through DD parallel to ACAC meets BCBC at FF. (i) Prove that FF is the midpoint of BCBC. (ii) Show that quadrilateral DECFDECF is a parallelogram. (iii) Prove that the area of quadrilateral DECFDECF is half the area of △ABC\triangle ABC.

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