A B = 5 and A D = 8 , find ( B D ) 2 + ( A C ) 2 .
Shown above is a parallelogram. Given that
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The sum of the squares of the diagonals of a parallelogram equals the sum of the squares of its sides. In mathematical notation, ( A B ) 2 + ( B C ) 2 + ( C D ) 2 + ( A D ) 2 = ( B D ) 2 + ( A C ) 2 Therefore, ( B D ) 2 + ( A C ) 2 = 2 5 + 6 4 + 2 5 + 6 4 = 1 7 8
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Join B D and C A
Applying cosine rule on triangle B A D
B D 2 = A B 2 + A D 2 + 2 . A B . A D . c o s A [ Equation 1 ]
Similarly, for triangle A D C
A C 2 = A D 2 + C D 2 + 2 . A D . C D . c o s D
Now note A B = C D = 5 A D = B C = 8 And angle D = 1 8 0 − A
So A C 2 = A D 2 + C D 2 + 2 . A D . 2 . A D . C D . c o s D becomes
A C 2 = A D 2 + A B 2 + 2 . A D . A B . c o s ( 1 8 0 − A ) [ Equation 2]
Note c o s ( 1 8 0 − A ) = − c o s A
Adding equation 1 and 2
B D 2 + A C 2 = 2 ( A B 2 + A D 2 ) + 2 A D . A B . c o s A − 2 . A D . A B . c o s A
B D 2 + A C 2 = 2 ( 5 2 + 8 2 )
= 1 7 8
NOTE: All the angles are in degrees