Prove that the two circles drawn on the two equal sides of an isosceles triangle as diameters pass through the midpoint of the third side.
Let us consider the isosceles triangle ABC with side AB= AC.
i. Draw a circle with diameter AB and draw another circle with diameter AC. Thus, we get
ii. Join AH. We get,
As we can see in yellow circle,
∠AHB = 90°
(∵ angle in a semicircle is right angle )
Similarly, in purple circle,
∠AHC = 90° (∵ angle in a semicircle is right angle )
Consider, Δ AHB and Δ AHC
AB = AC ( ∵ ABC is isosceles triangle)
AH = AH (∵ common side)
∠AHB = ∠AHC 90°
⇒ Δ AHB ≅ Δ AHC (by RHS congruent rule)
Thus, BH = BC (by CPCT)