Let ABCD be a parallelogram such that the projections K, L of D onto the sides AB, BC, respectively, are their interior points. Prove that KL∥AC if and only if ∠BCA+∠ABD=∠BDA+∠ACD.
Solution
Alternate angles ABD and CDB are equal (Fig. 2), hence ∠BCA+∠ABD+∠BDA+∠ACD=180∘. The equality ∠BCA+∠ABD=∠BDA+∠ACD thus holds if and only if ∠BCA+∠ABD=90∘. (1) Fig. 2 Points K and L lie on a circle with diameter BD. Hence the inscribed angles BDK and BLK are equal and (due to equal alternate angles ABD and CDB) ∠BLK+∠ABD=∠BDK+∠CDB=90∘. Lines KL and AC are parallel if and only if ∠BLK=∠BCA which is by the last equality equivalent to (1). The equivalence is thus proven.
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