# Solution - Criteria for Similarity of Triangles

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#### Question

Diagonals AC and BD of a trapezium ABCD with AB || DC intersect each other at the point O. Using a similarity criterion for two triangles, show that (AO)/(OC) = (OB)/(OD)

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Solution for concept: Criteria for Similarity of Triangles. For the course 8th-10th CBSE
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