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Show that the diagonals of a parallelogram divide it into four triangles of equal area.

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Data: Diagonals of ABCD, AC and BD intersect at ‘O’.

To Prove: ar.(∆AOD) = ar.(∆DOC) = ar.(∆COB) = ar.(∆AOB)

Proof: ‘O’ is the mid-point of diagonals AC and BD. DO is the median of ∆ADC.

∴ ar.(∆AQD) = ar.(∆DOC) ……….. (i)

CO is the median of ∆DCB.

∴ ar. (∆DOC) = ar.(∆BOC) ……….. (ii)

BO is the median of ∆ABC.

∴ ar.(∆BOC) = ar.(∆AOB) …………. (iii)

AO is the median of ∆ADB.

∴ ar.(∆AOB) = ar.(∆AOD) …………. (iv)

From (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv),

ar. (∆AOD) = ar. (∆DOC) = ar. (∆COB) = ar. (∆AOB)

∴ The diagonals of a parallelogram divide it into four triangles of equal area.

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