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Standard VI
Mathematics
Quadrilaterals
If a quadrila...
Question
If a quadrilateral
A
B
C
D
is circumscribed about a circle with center
A
B
+
C
D
=
B
C
+
D
A
.
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Solution
We know that the tangents drawn from the same external point are equal in length, Hence
D
R
=
D
S
(tangents drawn from the point
D
)
→
(
1
)
C
R
=
C
Q
(tangents drawn from the point
C
)
→
(
2
)
B
P
=
B
Q
(tangents drawn from the point
B
)
→
(
3
)
A
P
=
A
S
(tangents drawn from the point
A
)
→
(
4
)
Now, add the equations
(
1
)
(
2
)
(
3
)
&
(
4
)
D
R
+
C
R
+
B
R
+
A
P
=
D
S
+
C
Q
+
B
Q
+
A
S
⇒
C
D
+
A
B
=
A
D
+
B
C
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