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  • 03-02-2019
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The length of the line segment joining the midpoints of sides AB and BC of the parallelogram ABCD is 10. Find the length of diagnol AC

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  • 12-02-2019

Answer:

The length of the diagonal AC=20 cm.

Step-by-step explanation:

From ΔOBP and ΔABC, we have

[tex]\frac{OB}{AB}=\frac{BP}{BC}[/tex]( O and P are mid points)

∠B=∠B(Common)

Therefore, by SAS rule,

ΔOBP is similar toΔABC

Thus, [tex]\frac{OB}{AB}=\frac{OB}{2OB}=\frac{1}{2}[/tex]

⇒[tex]\frac{OP}{AC}=\frac{1}{2}[/tex]

⇒[tex]AC=2{\times}OP[/tex]

⇒[tex]AC=2{\times}10[/tex]

⇒[tex]AC=20 cm[/tex]

Thus, the length of the diagonal AC=20 cm.

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