A quadrilateral ABCD is drawn to circumscribe a circle (as shown in figure). Prove that AB + CD = AD + BC.

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asked Mar 16, 2018 in Mathematics by shabnam praween (19,050 points) 5 6 8

A quadrilateral ABCD is drawn to circumscribe a circle (as shown in figure). Prove that AB + CD = AD + BC.

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answered Mar 16, 2018 by santoshjha (25,550 points) 4 5 6
selected Mar 27, 2018 by Vikash Kumar
 
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Since lengths of two tangents drawn from an external point of circle are equal,

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