Given : ABCD is a trapezium.
Construction: Join points A and Q. Extend seg AQ and let it meet produced DC at R.
Proof:
seg AB || seg DC [Given] and seg BC is their transversal.
∴ ∠ABC ≅ ∠RCB [Alternate angles]
∴ ∠ABQ ≅ ∠RCQ ….(i) [B-Q-C]
In ∆ABQ and ∆RCQ, ∠ABQ ≅∠RCQ [From (i)]
seg BQ ≅ seg CQ [Q is the midpoint of seg BC]
∠BQA ≅ ∠CQR [Vertically opposite angles]
∴ ∆ABQ ≅ ∆RCQ [ASA test]
seg AB ≅ seg CR …(ii) [c. s. c. t.]
seg AQ ≅ seg RQ [c. s. c. t.]
∴ Q is the midpoint of seg AR. ….(iii)
In ∆ADR, Points P and Q are the midpoints of seg AD and seg AR respectively. [Given and from (iii)]
∴ seg PQ || seg DR [Midpoint theorem]
i.e. seg PQ || seg DC ……..(iv) [D-C-R]
But, seg AB || seg DC …….(v) [Given]
∴ seg PQ || seg AB [From (iv) and (v)]
In ∆ADR,
