证 明:作AE⊥BC于E,如上图所示:
由题意得:ED=BD-BE=CE-CD,
∵在△ABC中,∠BAC=90°,AB=AC,
∴BE=CE= 12BC,
由勾股定理可得:
AB2+AC2=BC2,
AE2=AB2-BE2=AC2-CE2,
AD2=AE2+ED2,
∴2AD2=2AE2+2ED2=AB2-BE2+(BD-BE)2+AC2-CE2+(CE-CD)2
=AB2+AC2+BD2+CD2-2BD×BE-2CD×CE
=AB2+AC2+BD2+CD2-2× 12BC×BC
=BD2+CD2,
即:BD2+CD2=2AD2.