In ∆ABC, it is given that D is the midpoint of BC; E is the midpoint of BD and O is the midpoint of AE.
In ∆ABC, it is given that D is the midpoint of BC; E is the midpoint of BD and O is the midpoint of AE. Then, ar(∆BOE) = ?
(a) $\frac{1}{3} \operatorname{ar}(\Delta A B C)$
(b) $\frac{1}{4} \operatorname{ar}(\Delta A B C)$
(c) $\frac{1}{6} \operatorname{ar}(\Delta A B C)$
(d) $\frac{1}{8} \operatorname{ar}(\Delta A B C)$
(d) $\frac{1}{8} \operatorname{ar}(\Delta A B C)$
Given: D is the midpoint of BC, E is the midpoint of BD and O is the mid point of AE.
Since D is the midpoint of BC, AD is the median of ∆ABC.
E is the midpoint of BC, so AE is the median of ∆ABD. O is the midpoint of AE, so BO is median of ∆ABE.
We know that a median of a triangle divides it into two triangles of equal areas.
i.e., $\operatorname{ar}(\Delta A B D)=\frac{1}{2} \times \operatorname{ar}(\Delta A B C)$ ...(i)
$\operatorname{ar}(\Delta A B E)=\frac{1}{2} \times \operatorname{ar}(\Delta A B D)$ ...(ii)
$\operatorname{ar}(\Delta B O E)=\frac{1}{2} \times \operatorname{ar}(\Delta A B E)$ ...(iii)
From (i), (ii) and (iii), we have:
$\operatorname{ar}(\Delta B O E)=\frac{1}{2} \operatorname{ar}(\Delta A B E)$
$\operatorname{ar}(\Delta B O E)=\frac{1}{2} \times \frac{1}{2} \times \frac{1}{2} \times \operatorname{ar}(\Delta A B C)$
$\therefore \operatorname{ar}(\Delta B O E)=\frac{1}{8} \operatorname{ar}(\Delta A B C)$