Weeks & Adkins p.214 #13
The Problem
is a quadrilateral. A straight line parallel to meets at and at . The parallel to through meets at , and the parallel to through meets at . Prove that is parallel to .
Diagram
Explore
In the diagram, drag , , , or around to change the shape of the given quadrilateral.
You may also drag along and , , and will move with it, according to the constructions given above.
Prove
From the setup of this diagram, we are given:
We want to prove:
How can this be proven?
Follow-up Questions
For which types of can be a rhombus?
For which types of can be a rectangle?