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If `P` is a point and `A B C D` is a quadrilateral and ` vec A P+ vec P B+ vec P D= vec P C` , show that `A B C D` is a parallelogram.

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`vec(AP) +vec(PB) +vec(PD) = vec(PC) `
`=>vec(AP) +vec(PB) = vec(PC) - vec(PD)->(1)`
Now, in `Delta PDC`,
`vec(PD)+vec(DC) = vec(PC)`
`=>vec(DC) = vec(PC) - vec(PD)->(2)`
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