ABCD is a parallelogram, AD is produced to E so that DE=DC and EC produced meets AB produced in F. Prove that BF=BC.
Given,
ABCD is a parallelogram,
In ΔACE
D and O are the mid points of AE and AC
DO ⎸⎸EC
OB ⎸⎸CF and AB = BF → (i)
DC = BF (AB = DC as ABCD is a parallelogram)
In ΔEDC and ΔCBF
DC = BC
∠EDC = ∠CBF
∠ECD = ∠CFB
So, by ASA congruency
ΔEDC≅ΔCBF
DE = BC
DC = BC
AB = BC
BF = BC ( AB = BF from (i) )