A quadrilateral is a parallelogram

MATHEMATICS · Subjective · CBSE · Mathematics · Quadrilaterals · Quadrilaterals

Problem

A quadrilateral ABCDABCD is a parallelogram. A student joins vertices AA and CC with a straight line. (i) Name the two triangles formed by this construction. (ii) Prove that these two triangles are congruent. (iii) Hence explain, without using any area formula, why the two triangles have equal areas.

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