Prove that the ratio of the areas of two similar triangles is equal to the square of the ratio of their corresponding medians
Let us assume two similar triangles as ΔABC ~ ΔPQR.
Let AD and PS be the medians of these triangles
Then, because ΔABC ~ΔPQR
.....(i)
∠A = ∠P, ∠B = ∠Q, ∠C = ∠R .......(ii)
Since AD and PS are medians,
BD = DC =BC/2
And, QS = SR =QR/2
Equation (i) becomes,
.......(iii)
In ΔABD and ΔPQS,
∠B = ∠Q [From (ii)]
And,
[From (iii)]
ΔABD ~ ΔPQS (SAS similarity)
Therefore, it can be said that
.......(iv)
From (i) and (iv), we get
And hence,