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Given: ABCD is a parallelogram.

Diagonals AC, BD intersect at E.

Prove: AE = CE and BE = DE

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Answer:

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Given: ABCD is a parallelogram. Diagonals AC, BD intersect at E. Prove: AE = CE and-example-1
Given: ABCD is a parallelogram. Diagonals AC, BD intersect at E. Prove: AE = CE and-example-2
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Answer:

Here we proved BE = DE and AE = CE.

Explanation:

Given that,

Diagram of the given scenario is below.

ABCD is a parallelogram.

Diagonals AC, BD intersect at E.

We have to prove AC = CE and BE = DE.

Now,

Taking ΔDEC and ΔAEB,

DC = AB [opposite sides of parallelogram are equal]

∠CDE = ∠ABE [alternate interior angles are equal]

∠DEC = ∠AEB [vertically opposite angles are equal]

∴ ΔDEC ≅ ΔAEB.

By CPCT [corresponding part of congruent triangle]

DE = BE ...(i)

Taking ΔAED and ΔBEC,

AD = BC [opposite sides of parallelogram are equal]

∠AED = ∠BEC [vertically opposite angles are equal]

∠EAD = ∠ECB [alternate interior angles are equal]

∴ ΔAED ≅ ΔBEC.

By CPCT [corresponding part of congruent triangle]

AE = CE ...(ii)

From equation (i) and (ii),

BE = DE and AE = CE

Given: ABCD is a parallelogram. Diagonals AC, BD intersect at E. Prove: AE = CE and-example-1
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