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A quadrilateral ABCD is drawn to circumscribe a circle, as shown in the figure. Prove that AB + CD = AD + BC
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Solution
We known that the lengths of tangents drawn from an exterior point to a circle are equal.
∴ AP = AS ….(i) [tangents from A]
BP = BQ ….(ii) [tangents from B]
CR = CQ ….(iii) [tangents from C]
DR = DS …(iv) [tangents from D]
∴ AB + CD = (AP + BP) + (CR + DR)
= (AS + BQ) + (CQ + DS) [using (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)]
= (AS + DS) + (BQ + CQ)
= (AD + BC).
Hence, (AB + CD) = (AD + BC)
Concept: Concept of Circle - Centre, Radius, Diameter, Arc, Sector, Chord, Segment, Semicircle, Circumference, Interior and Exterior, Concentric Circles
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