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[*] ABCD is a square with side 1. M is the midpoint of AB, and N is the midpoint of BC. The lines CM and DN meet at I. Find the area of the triangle CIN.
[*] The midpoints of the sides AB, BC, CD, DA of the parallelogram ABCD are M, N, P, Q respectively. Each midpoint is joined to the two vertices not on its side. Show that the area outside the resulting 8-pointed star is the area of the parallelogram.
[*] ABC is a triangle with CA = CB and centroid G. Show that the area of AGB is of the area of ABC.
[*] Is (ii) true for all convex quadrilaterals ABCD?
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Solution
### Part (i)
1. Define the coordinates:
- Let be at the origin .
- Let be at .
- Let be at .
- Let be at .
2. Find the midpoints:
- is the midpoint of , so .
- is the midpoint of , so .
3. **Find the equations of the lines and :**
- The line passes through and .
- Slope of is .
- Equation of is .
- The line passes through and .
- Slope of is .
- Equation of is .
4. **Find the intersection point of and :**
- Set the equations equal: .
- Solve for :
- Substitute into :
- So, .
5. **Calculate the area of triangle :**
- Vertices of are , , and .
- Use the formula for the area of a triangle with vertices , , :
- Substitute the coordinates:
### Part (ii)
1. **Consider the parallelogram created by connecting and :**
- The midpoints divide the sides of the parallelogram into equal segments.
- Each midpoint is joined to the two vertices not on its side, forming an 8-pointed star.
2. Calculate the area of the parallelogram formed by the midpoints:
- The area of the parallelogram formed by the midpoints is of the area of the original parallelogram.
3. Calculate the area outside the 8-pointed star:
- The area outside the 8-pointed star is of the area of the original parallelogram.
- The area outside the resulting 8-pointed star is of the area of the parallelogram.
### Part (iii)
1. Use the property of the centroid:
- The centroid of a triangle divides each median into a ratio of .
2. **Calculate the area of :**
- Since divides the medians in a ratio, the area of is of the area of .
### Part (iv)
1. Consider the general case for convex quadrilaterals:
- The same logic used in (ii) can be applied to any convex quadrilateral.
- The area outside the resulting 8-pointed star is of the area of the quadrilateral.
The final answer is for part (i), for part (ii), for part (iii), and True for part (iv).