ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral in which AB and DC on being produced, meet at P such that PA = PD. Prove that AD is parallel to BC.
ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral in which AB and DC on being produced, meet at P such that PA = PD. Prove that AD is parallel to BC.

Selina Solutions Concise Class 10 Maths Chapter 17 ex. 17(A) - 38

We assume that

    \[ABCD\]

be the given cyclic quadrilateral.

    \[PA\text{ }=\text{ }PD\text{ }\left[ Given \right]\]

So,

    \[\angle PAD\text{ }=\angle PDA\text{ }\ldots \ldots \text{ }\left( 1 \right)\]

[Angles opposite to equal sides are equal]

And,

    \[\angle BAD\text{ }=\text{ }{{180}^{o}}-\angle PAD\]

[Linear pair of angles]

Similarly,

    \[\angle CDA\text{ }=\text{ }{{180}^{o}}-\angle PDA\]

    \[=\text{ }{{180}^{o}}-\angle PAD\text{ }\left[ From\text{ }\left( 1 \right) \right]\]

As the opposite angles of a cyclic quadrilateral are supplementary,

    \[\angle ABC\text{ }=\text{ }{{180}^{o}}-\angle CDA\]

    \[=\text{ }{{180}^{o}}-\text{ }({{180}^{o}}-\angle PAD)\text{ }=\angle PAD\]

And,

    \[\angle DCB\text{ }=\text{ }{{180}^{o}}-\angle BAD\]

    \[=\text{ }{{180}^{o}}-\text{ }({{180}^{o}}-\angle PAD)\text{ }=\angle PAD\]

Hence,

    \[\angle ABC\text{ }=\angle DCB\text{ }=\angle PAD\text{ }=\angle PDA\]

And it’s is only possible when

    \[AD\text{ }||\text{ }BC.\]