Hey...... Anybody pls answer..... 5 marks question...
Let P be an interior point of a triangle ABC. Extend AP, BP, CP to meet BC, CA,
AB respectively in D, E, F. Suppose the areas of the triangles APE, APF and BPD are equal,
prove that P is the centroid of triangle ABC.
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I think its easy since if the given triangles have equal areas they must be congruent n now simple reasoning show that d e f are mid pts thus making p as centroid.
@ jeetopper : Can u plz prove that the given trianlges are congruent ? Congruent triangles have equal areas but the reverse MAY NOT be true always...
ya abhi's saying right congruent triangles have equal areas but triangles of equal area may or may not be equal....
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