In the adjoining figures, is a parallelogram and is the midpoint of side If and when produced meet at prove that

ABCD is parallelogram.


Also given that BE = CE


In ABCD, AB || DC


DCE = EBF … Alternate angles with transversal DF


In ∆DCE and ∆BFE, we have,
DCE = EBF …from above


DEC = BEF … Vertically opposite angles
Also, BE = CE … given
Hence, by ASA congruence rule,


∆DCE BFE
DC = BF … by cpct


But DC = AB, as ABCD is a parallelogram.
DC = AB = BF
Now, AF = AB + BF
From above, we get,
AF = AB + AB = 2AB
Hence, proved.


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