Showing that a quadrilateral is a square

euclidean-geometrygeometry

I am trying to prove the following:

"Consider a square ABCD. Draw an external line r through D and call H and K the projections of A and B on r respectively, and with R the projection of A on BK. Show that the quadrilateral AHKR is square."

Now, it is easy to see that $\hat{R}$, $\hat{K}$ and $\hat{H}$ are all right angles since R, K and H are projections.

Now it is left to show that the four sides are congruent but since I haven't managed to do so without using vectors/coordinates I would appreciate an hint about how to do so without using these methods but only using classic euclidean geometry, thanks.

diagram of the problem

Best Answer

$AH \perp AR$

$AB=AD$ (Sides of Square)

$\angle ADH =\angle DAR$(alt. int $\angle 's, DH \parallel AR$)

$\angle ABR + \angle BAR = \angle DAR + \angle BAR=90^o$

Hence,

$\angle ABR = \angle DAR $ and $\angle ABR = \angle DAR $ and

$\angle ADH =\angle ABR$

and

$\angle ADH + \angle DAH = \angle ABR + \angle BAR=90^o$

Hence, $\angle DAH =\angle BAR$

$\triangle ADH \cong \triangle ABR$

Therefore $AH=AR$

Two consecutive sides both perpendicular and equal.

$AHKR$ is a square

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