一、当O在ABCD内部时,
过O作AB的垂线交AB、CD于E、F,再过O作BC的垂线交BC、AD于G、H.
OA^2=AH^2+OH^2=OE^2+OH^2, OC^2=OG^2+GC^2=OG^2+OF^2
∴OA^2+OC^2=OE^2+OH^2+OG^2+OF^2······①
OB^2=BG^2+OG^2=OE^2+OG^2, OD^2=OF^2+DF^2=OF^2+OH^2
∴OB^2+OD^2=OE^2+OG^2+OF^2+OH^2······②
由①、②得:OA^2+OC^2=OB^2+OD^2.
二、当O在ABCD外部时,
过O作AB的垂线交AB、CD的延长线于J、K,再过O作BC的垂线交AD、BC于M、N.
OA^2=AM^2+OM^2, OC^2=ON^2+NC^2=ON^2+MD^2
∴OA^2+OC^2=AM^2+OM^2+ON^2+MD^2······③
OB^2=BN^2+ON^2=AM^2+ON^2, OD^2=OM^2+MD^2
∴OB^2+OD^2=AM^2+ON^2+OM^2+MD^2······④
由③、④得:OA^2+OC^2=OB^2+OD^2.
可见当O在四边形外时,OA^2+OC^2=OB^2+OD^2也成立.
[注:原题中漏写了一个符号]