In the adjoining figure, is a quadrilateral and is one of its diagonals. Prove that:

(i)


(ii)


(iii)



Given: In ABCD, AC is one of diagonals.


To prove:


(i)


(ii)


(iii)


Proof:


(i) We know that the sum of any two sides of a triangle is greater than the third side.
In ∆ABC,


AB + BC > AC ...(1)


In ∆ACD,


CD + DA > AC ...(2)


Adding (1) and (2), we get,


AB + BC + CD + DA > 2AC


(ii) In ∆ABC, we have,
AB + BC > AC ...(1)
We also know that the length of each side of a triangle is greater than the positive difference of the length of the other two sides.
In ∆ACD, we have:

AC > DA – CD ...(2)
From (1) and (2), we have,
AB + BC > DA − CD
AB + BC + CD > DA


(ii) In ∆ABC,


AB + BC > AC …(1)


In ∆ACD,


CD + DA > AC …(2)


In ∆ BCD,


BC + CD > BD …(3)


In ∆ ABD,


DA + AB > BD …(4)
Adding 1, 2, 3 and 4, we get,
2(AB + BC + CD + DA) > 2(AC + BD)
AB + BC + CD + DA > AC + BD


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