O is a point in the interior of a square ABCD such that OAB is an equilateral triangle. Show that ΔOCD is an isosceles triangle.
Given $O$ is a point in the interior of a square $A B C D$ such that $\triangle O A B$ is an equilateral triangle.
Construction Join $O C$ and $O D$.
To show $\triangle O C D$ is an isosceles triangle.
Proof Since, $A O B$ is an equilateral triangle.
$\therefore \quad \angle O A B=\angle O B A=60^{\circ}$ $\ldots(i)$
Also, $\angle D A B=\angle C B A=90^{\circ}$ ......(ii) [each angle of a square is $90^{\circ}$ ]
$[\because A B C D$ is a square $]$
On subtracting Eq. (i) from Eq. (ii), we get
$\angle D A B-\angle O A B=\angle C B A-\angle O B A=90^{\circ}-60^{\circ}$
i.e., $\angle D A O=\angle C B O=30^{\circ}$
In $\triangle A O D$ and $\triangle B O C$,
$A O=B O$ [given]
[all the side of an equilateral triangle are equal]
$\angle D A O=\angle C B O \quad$ [proved above]
and $\quad A D=B C \quad$ [sides of a square are equal]
$\begin{array}{lll}\therefore & \Delta A O D \equiv \triangle B O C & \text { [by SAS congruence rule] }\end{array}$
Hence, $O D=O C$ [by CPCT]
In $\triangle C O D$,
$O C=O D$
Hence, $\triangle C O D$ is an isosceles triangle.
Hence proved.