triangle and quadrilateral have same areas, when midline bisects a segment
Source: May Olympiad (Olimpiada de Mayo) 2016 L2
September 10, 2018
geometryareasmidline
Problem Statement
In a triangle , let and be points of the sides and respectively. Segments and intersect at . Suppose that the line connecting midpoints of the triangle and parallel to , bisects the segment . Prove that the triangle and the quadrilateral have equal areas.