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Constructing Quadrilateral

Source: 1962 All-Soviet Union Olympiad

January 15, 2018
Russiageometry

Problem Statement

ABCDABCD is any convex quadrilateral. Construct a new quadrilateral as follows. Take AA' so that AA is the midpoint of DADA'; similarly, BB' so that BB is the midpoint of ABAB'; CC' so that CC is the midpoint of BCBC'; and DD' so that DD is the midpoint of CDCD'. Show that the area of ABCDA'B'C'D' is five times the area of ABCDABCD.