Sides AB and. AC and median AD of a triangle ABC are respectively proportional to sides PQ and PR

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Sides AB and. AC and median AD of a triangle ABC are respectively proportional to sides PQ and PR and median PM of another triangle PQR. Show that ΔABC ~ ΔPQR.

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answered Feb 4, 2018 by Vikash Kumar (144,729 points) 8 11 21
 
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Construction: Produce AD to E such that AD = DE and produce PM to N such that PM = MN. Join BE, CE, QN, RN.
proof: Quadrilateral  ABEC and PQNR are ||gm  because their diagonals bisect each other at D and M respectively

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