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Q6   Prove that the ratio of the areas of two similar triangles is equal to the square of the ratio
       of their corresponding medians.

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Let AD and PS be medians of both similar triangles.

\triangle ABC\sim \triangle PQR

\frac{AB}{PQ}=\frac{BC}{QR}=\frac{AC}{PR}............................1

\angle A=\angle P,\angle B=\angle Q,\angle \angle C=\angle R..................2

BD=CD=\frac{1}{2}BC\, \, and\, QS=SR=\frac{1}{2}QR

Purring these value in 1,

\frac{AB}{PQ}=\frac{BD}{QS}=\frac{AC}{PR}..........................3

In \triangle ABD\, and\, \triangle PQS,

\angle B=\angle Q    (proved above)

\frac{AB}{PQ}=\frac{BD}{QS}      (proved above)

\triangle ABD\, \sim \triangle PQS     (SAS )

Therefore,  

\frac{AB}{PQ}=\frac{BD}{QS}=\frac{AD}{PS}................4

\frac{ar(\triangle ABC)}{ar(\triangle PQR)}=\frac{AB^2}{PQ^2}=\frac{BC^2}{QR^2}=\frac{AC^2}{PR^2}

From 1 and 4, we get

\frac{AB}{PQ}=\frac{BC}{QR}=\frac{AC}{PR}=\frac{AD}{PS}

\frac{ar(\triangle ABC)}{ar(\triangle PQR)}=\frac{AD^2}{PS^2}

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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