Question

E is the mid-point of the side AD of the trapezium ABCD with AB || DC. A line through E drawn parallel to AB intersects BC at F. Show thatf is the mid-point of BC.

Answer 1

Given: ABCD is a trapezium in which AB || DC and EF||AB|| CD.

Construction: Join, the diagonal AC which intersects EF at O.

To show: F is the mid-point of BC.

Proof: Now, in ΔADC, E is the mid-point of AD and OE || CD. Thus, by mid-point theorem, O is mid-point of AC.

Now, in ΔCBA, 0 is the mid-point of AC and OF || AB.

So, by mid-point theorem, F is the mid-point of BC.