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Shiv.v

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VECTOR PROOF HELP URGENT
« on: April 18, 2018, 06:18:48 pm »
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Hi guys can i please get help with these questions urgently as soon as possible

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astuteham

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Re: VECTOR PROOF HELP URGENT
« Reply #1 on: May 10, 2018, 10:13:08 pm »
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Funny, because I had the exact same question at around the same time you did...

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Re: VECTOR PROOF HELP URGENT
« Reply #2 on: May 10, 2018, 11:48:44 pm »
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Hi guys can i please get help with these questions urgently as soon as possible

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Before I begin, I would like to disclaim that there is a lack of mathematical rigor associated with this proof. It was around 12:00AM when I wrote this. I recommend that you are more rigorous than I am when constructing your own proof.

Q7. Let there be a quadrilateral ABCD
Let

It is known, as ABCD is a quadrilateral, that:


Therefore,



Generating other items of information for our midpoints:
$$ \vec{MY} = -\frac{1}{2}a- \frac{1}{2}d $$
$$ \vec{YN} =- \frac{1}{2}d -\frac{1}{2}c $$
$$ \vec{XN} = \frac{1}{2}b+ \frac{1}{2}c $$
$$ \vec{MX} = \frac{1}{2}a + \frac{1}{2}b $$

If MYNX is a parallelogram, then:

and

Thus,

(1)
[tex ]-\frac {1}{2}a - \frac{1}{2}d = \frac{1}{2}b + \frac{1}{2}c[/tex]
(2)


We are already aware that (2) is true due to the following:

We can also demonstrate that (1) is true from basic tranposition (giving the same result as (2)).

Therefore, the midpoints, when joined, form a parallelogram.

You can use this result to find the solutions to your other questions.
« Last Edit: May 11, 2018, 12:10:25 am by TheBigC »