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Prove that the sum of the perpendiculars drawn from any interior point of an equilateral triangle to its sides then sum of three perpendiculars is equal to the altitude of the triangle.

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CALCUTTA BOOK HOUSE-THEOREMS ON AREAS-EXERCISE-3
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  2. In the trapezium ABCD, AB || DC. The diagonals AC and BD of it interse...

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  3. Prove that the line segment joining the mid-points of the lateral side...

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  4. Side of a equilateral triangle is 7 ,find its hight.

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  5. If a square and a rhombus lie on the same base, then find logically wh...

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  6. Prove that the area of a rhombus is half the area of the rectangle pro...

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  7. D, E and F are the mid-points of the sides AB, BC and CA of the DeltaA...

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  8. If E be the mid-point of the median AD of DeltaABC, then prove that De...

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  9. Prove that two diagonals of a parallelogram divides it into four trian...

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  10. P is any point on AD, the median of DeltaABC. Prove that DeltaABP=Delt...

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  11. P is any point in the interior of the parallelogram ABCD. Prove that D...

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  12. In the trapezium ABCD, AB || DC and the diagonals AC and BD intersects...

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  13. The diagonals AC and BD of a quadrilateral ABCD intersects each other ...

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  14. D and E lie on the side AB and AC of DeltaABC such that DeltaDBC=Delta...

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  15. Prove that if each diagonal of a quadrilateral bisects it into two tri...

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  16. Find the co ordinate on the X axis cut by the straight line 2x+3y=12

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  17. On the outside of the equilateral triangle ABC and in the angular regi...

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  18. D is the mid-point of the side BC of the DeltaABC and P is any point o...

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  19. Prove that the sum of the perpendiculars drawn from any interior point...

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  20. B is a vertex of the isosceles triangle ABC. D and E are the mid-point...

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