Question:
ABC is a triangle and through A, B, C lines are drawn parallel to BC, CA and AB respectively intersecting at P, Q and R. Prove that the perimeter of ΔPQR is double the perimeter of ΔABC.
Solution:
Clearly ABCQ and ARBC are parallelograms.
Therefore, BC = AQ and BC = AR
⟹ AQ = AR
⟹ A is the mid-point of QR
Similarly B and C are the mid points of PR and PQ respectively.
∴ AB = (1/2) PQ, BC = (1/2) QR, CA = (1/2) PR
⟹ PQ = 2AB, QR = 2BC and PR = 2CA
⟹ PQ + QR + RP = 2 (AB + BC + CA)
⟹ Perimeter of ΔPQR = 2 (perimeter of ΔABC)