In figure, ABC is a right angled triangle at A, BCED, ACFG and ABMN are squares on the sides BC, CA and AB respectively.
In figure, ABC is a right angled triangle at A, BCED, ACFG and ABMN are squares on the sides BC, CA and AB respectively. Line segment AX ⊥ DE meets BC at Y. Show that
(i) ΔMBC ≅ ΔABD
(ii) ar(BYXD) = 2ar(ΔMBC)
(iii) ar(BYXD) = ar(ABMN)
(iv) ΔFCB ≅ ΔACE
(v) ar(CYXE) = 2ar(ΔFCB)
(vi) ar(CYXE) = ar(ACFG)
(vii) ar(BCED) = ar(ABMN) + ar(ACFG)
(i) In ΔMBC and ΔABD, we have
MB = AB
BC = BD
And ∠MBC = ∠ABD [since, ∠MBC and ∠ABC are obtained by adding ∠ABC to a right angle.]
So, by SAS congruence criterion, we have
ΔMBC ≅ ΔABD
⇒ ar(ΔMBC) = ar(ΔABD) ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅ (1)
(ii) Clearly, triangle ABC and rectangle BYXD are on the same base BD and between the same parallels AX and BD.
∴ ar(ΔABD) = (1/2) ar(rect BYXD)
⇒ ar (rect BYXD) = 2ar(ΔABD)
⇒ ar (rect BYXD) = 2ar(ΔMBC) ⋅⋅⋅⋅ (2) [From equ .1]
(iii) Since triangles MBC and square MBAN are on the same base Mb and between the same parallels MB and NC.
∴ 2ar(ΔMBC) = ar(MBAN) ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅ (3)
From equ. 2 and 3, we have
ar(sq. MBAN) = ar(rect BYXD)
(iv) In triangles FCB and ACE, we have
FC = AC
CB = CE
And, ∠FCB = ∠ACE [since, ∠FCB and ∠ACE are obtained by adding ∠ACB to a right angle.]
So, by SAS congruence criterion, we have
ΔFCB ≅ ΔACE
(v) We have,
ΔFCB ≅ ΔACE
⇒ ar(ΔFCB) = ar(ΔACE)
Clearly, triangle ACE and rectangle CYXE are on the same base CE and between same parallels CE and AX.
∴ 2ar(ΔACE) = ar(CYXE)
⇒ 2ar(ΔFCB) = ar(ΔCYXE) ⋅⋅⋅ (4)
(vi) Clearly, triangle FCb and rectangle FCAG are on the same base FC and between the same parallels FC and BG.
∴ 2ar(ΔFCB) = ar(FCAG) ⋅⋅⋅⋅ (5)
From 4 and 5, we get
ar(CYXE) = ar(ACFG)
(vii) Applying Pythagoras theorem in triangle ACB, we have
$B C^{2}=A B^{2}+A C^{2}$
⇒ BC × BD = AB × MB + AC × FC
⇒ ar(BCED) = ar(ABMN) + ar(ACFG)