Integral of an exponential divided by a root function

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Homework Statement



Prove that the diagonals of a parallelogram bisect each other.

Homework Equations



I chose one vertex as the origin, one as a and one as b. The final vertex was a+b.

The Attempt at a Solution



The diagonals were [tex]\vec{r_1}=\vec{a}+\vec{b}[/tex] and [tex]\vec{r_2}=\vec{b}-\vec{a}[/tex]. Where do I go from here? Can I assume that they go through the center of the parallelogram or do I have to prove that too?
 
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Err... a point where two vectors intersect?
 
Your vectors "begin" at one vertex, right? What vector, starting at that vertex, has its "end" at the midpoint of [itex]\vec{a}+ \vec{b}[/itex]? [itex]\vec{b}-\vec{a}[/itex]?
(Note that, since [itex]\vec{b}-\vec{a}[/itex] "starts" at [itex]\vec{a}[/itex] instead of the origin, the midpoint of [itex]\vec{b}-\vec{a}[/itex] is at [itex]\vec{a}[/itex] plus half of [itex]\vec{b}-\vec{a}[/itex].)
 
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