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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Suppose that point P is in the interior of rectangle ABCD. Show that the sums of the areas of triangle ABP and CDP is equal to the sum of the areas of triangles BCP and ADP.

hero (hero):

Proofs, huh?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yeah it sucks

hero (hero):

Draw the rectangle so that I can see where the segments are because they're not matching up properly

hero (hero):

I already tried a couple different ways and not every triangle actually forms a triangle. I think something is wrong with your question. Double check that you wrote everything down properly.

hero (hero):

I'll show you what I did

OpenStudy (anonymous):

it seems interesting

OpenStudy (anonymous):

When it says triangle ABCD, it goes clockwise so it can't go A, C, B, D. It must go A, B, C, D

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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