Q.In right-angled triangle \( \triangle ABC \), where \( \angle A = 90^\circ \), a perpendicular \( AD \) is drawn from point \( A \) to the hypotenuse \( BC \). Prove that: \[ \frac{\text{Area of } \triangle ABC}{\text{Area of } \triangle ACD} = \frac{BC^2}{AC^2} \]

In right-angled triangle \( \triangle ABC \), where \( \angle A = 90^\circ \), a perpendicular \( AD \) is drawn from point A to the hypotenuse \( BC \). We need to prove that: \[ \frac{\triangle ABC}{\triangle ACD} = \frac{BC^2}{AC^2} \] ### Proof: Since \( \triangle ABC \) is a right-angled triangle with a perpendicular drawn from the right angle vertex A to the hypotenuse \( BC \), triangles \( \triangle ABC \) and \( \triangle ACD \) are similar. So, \[ \frac{AC}{BC} = \frac{CD}{AC} \] ⇒ \( AC^2 = BC \cdot CD \) ⇒ \( CD = \frac{AC^2}{BC} \) — (i) Now, \[ \frac{\triangle ABC}{\triangle ACD} = \frac{\frac{1}{2} \cdot BC \cdot AD}{\frac{1}{2} \cdot CD \cdot AD} = \frac{BC}{CD} \] Substituting from (i): \[ = \frac{BC}{\frac{AC^2}{BC}} = \frac{BC^2}{AC^2} \] ∴ \[ \frac{\triangle ABC}{\triangle ACD} = \frac{BC^2}{AC^2} \] ( proved)
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