Ta có:
\(\overrightarrow {MN} = \overrightarrow {MA} + \overrightarrow {AD} + \overrightarrow {DN} \)
Mặt khác: \(\overrightarrow {MN} = \overrightarrow {MB} + \overrightarrow {BC} + \overrightarrow {CN} \)
\(\begin{array}{l} \Rightarrow 2\overrightarrow {MN} = \overrightarrow {MA} + \overrightarrow {AD} + \overrightarrow {DN} + \overrightarrow {MB} + \overrightarrow {BC} + \overrightarrow {CN} \\ \Leftrightarrow 2\overrightarrow {MN} = \left( {\overrightarrow {MA} + \overrightarrow {MB} } \right) + \left( {\overrightarrow {DN} + \overrightarrow {CN} } \right) + \overrightarrow {BC} + \overrightarrow {AD} \\ \Leftrightarrow 2\overrightarrow {MN} = \overrightarrow 0 + \overrightarrow 0 + \overrightarrow {BC} + \overrightarrow {AD} \\ \Leftrightarrow 2\overrightarrow {MN} = \overrightarrow {BC} + \overrightarrow {AD} \end{array}\)
Lại có:
\(\overrightarrow {BC} + \overrightarrow {AD} = \overrightarrow {BD} + \overrightarrow {DC} + \overrightarrow {AD} = \overrightarrow {AD} + \overrightarrow {DC} + \overrightarrow {BD} = \overrightarrow {AC} + \overrightarrow {BD} .\)
Vậy \(\overrightarrow {BC} + \overrightarrow {AD} = 2\overrightarrow {MN} = \;\overrightarrow {AC} + \overrightarrow {BD} .\)