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`A B C D` is a parallelogram `X` and `Y` are the mid-points of `B C` and `C D` respectively. Prove that `a r( A X Y)=3/8a r(||^(gm)A B C D)`

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`In /_BCD`
X and Y are midpoint of sides BC and CD
XY||BD and XY=1/2BD
`ar(/_CXY)=1/4*ar(/_ABC)`
`ar(/_CYX)=1/8*ar(paral l elogram ABCD)-(1)`
ParallelogramABCD and `/_ABX`
AD||BX
`BX=1/2BC`
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