Question

ABC is a triangle and through A, B, C lines are drawn parallel to BC, CA and AB respectively intersecting at P, Q and R. Prove that the perimeter of ΔPQR is double the perimeter of ΔABC.

Answer 1

We have as follows:

Through A,B and C lines are drawn parallel to BC,CA and AB respectively intersecting at P,Q and R respectively.

We need to prove that perimeter of is double the perimeter of .

and

Therefore, is a parallelogram.

Thus,

Similarly,

is a parallelogram.

Thus,

Therefore,

Then, we can say that A is the mid-point of QR.

Similarly, we can say that B and C are the mid-point of PR and PQ respectively.

In ,

Theorem states, the line drawn through the mid-point of any one side of a triangle is parallel to the another side, intersects the third side at its mid-point.

Therefore,

Similarly,

Perimeter of is double the perimeter of

Hence proved.