In Fig. 9.16, P is a point in the interior of a parallelogram ABCD. Show that

(i) ar (APB) + ar (PCD) = ar(ABCD)


(ii) ar (APD) + ar (PBC) = ar (APB) + ar (PCD)


[Hint: Through P, draw a line parallel to AB]


(i) Let us draw a line segment EF, passing through point P and parallel to line segment AB

In parallelogram ABCD,


AB || EF (By construction) ... (i)


ABCD is a parallelogram



AD || BC (Opposite sides of a parallelogram)


AE || BF ... (ii)


From equations (i) and (ii), we get


AB || EF and


AE || BF


Therefore,


Quadrilateral ABFE is a parallelogram.


It can be observed that ΔAPB and parallelogram ABFE are lying on the same base AB and between the same parallel lines AB and EF


Therefore,


Area of triangle APB = * Area (ABFE) (iii)


Similarly,


For triangle PCD and parallelogram EFCD,


Area of triangle PCD = * Area (EFCD) (iv)


Adding (iii) and (iv), we get


Area of triangle APB + Area of triangle PCD = [Area (ABFE) + Area (EFCD)]


Area of triangle APB + Area of triangle PCD = Area (ABCD) (v)


(ii) Let us draw a line segment MN, passing through point P and parallel to line segment AD


In parallelogram ABCD,


MN || AD (By construction) (vi)


ABCD is a parallelogram


AB || DC (Opposite sides of a parallelogram)


AM || DN (vii)


From equations (vi) and (vii), we get


MN || AD and


AM || DN


Therefore,


Quadrilateral AMND is a parallelogram.


It can be observed that ΔAPD and parallelogram AMND are lying on the same base AD and between the same parallel lines AD and MN


Area (ΔAPD) = Area (AMND) (viii)


Similarly,


For ΔPCB and parallelogram MNCB,


Area (ΔPCB) = Area (MNCB) (ix)


Adding equations (viii) and (ix), we get


Area (ΔAPD) + Area (ΔPCB) = [Area (AMND) + Area (MNCB)]


Area (ΔAPD) + Area (ΔPCB) = Area (ABCD) (x)


On comparing equations (v) and (x), we get


Area (ΔAPD) + Area (ΔPBC) = Area (ΔAPB) + Area (ΔPCD)


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