SOLUTION: In a trapezoid ABCD with legs AB and CD, the diagonals intersect each other at point O. Prove: OA·OB=OC·OD.

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Question 1130696: In a trapezoid ABCD with legs AB and CD, the diagonals intersect each other at point O.
Prove: OA·OB=OC·OD.

Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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a trapezoid ABCD with legs AB and CD, the diagonals intersect each other at point+O:
Observe that triangles
AOD+and COB are similar ==> property of trapezoid
so AO%2FDO=CO%2FBO+==> definition of similarity
then AO%2ABO=CO%2ADO ==> cross-products