Problem:
Let be a convex quadrilateral such that and . Let be the midpoint of ; prove that .
Problem:
Let be a convex quadrilateral such that and . Let be the midpoint of ; prove that .
Solution:
For convenience let us call . Let us consider triangles and : they have two congruent angles, and hence also the third is congruent by difference (). By the first similarity criterion they are therefore similar; in particular we have . Letting be the midpoint of , let us consider triangles and , which are similar since they have and as shown before. In particular we have that as corresponding angles of similar triangles

from which
Let us consider the quadrilateral and prove that it is cyclic (inscribable in a circle): summing the opposite angles at and we obtain
where the last equality follows from the fact that the sum of the interior angles of a triangle is a straight angle. From the cyclicity of we deduce (angles subtending the same arc). But now, since and are the midpoints of and , by Thales' theorem we have that ; in conclusion , since they are corresponding angles of two parallel lines cut by a transversal.
Solution:
Let us consider such that is a parallelogram and let us prove that triangles and are similar (using the results from the first part of the solution shown above).
Solution:
Let us consider the Gauss plane where is the origin and . algebraically translates into .
Expressing the claim in terms of complex numbers we must show that ; carrying out the computations we obtain: