已知:如圖,等腰梯形ABCD中,AB=CD,AD‖BC,E是梯形外一點,且EA=ED,求證:EB=EC.

已知:如圖,等腰梯形ABCD中,AB=CD,AD‖BC,E是梯形外一點,且EA=ED,求證:EB=EC.

證明:在等腰梯形ABCD中AB=CD,∴∠BAD=∠CDA.∵EA=ED,∴∠EAD=∠EDA.∴∠EAB=∠EDC.(2分)在△ABE和△DCE中∵AB=DC∠EAB=∠EDCEA=ED,∴△ABE≌△DCE.(5分)∴EB=EC.(6分)