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In the Figure, De || Ac and Dc || Ap. Prove that Be Ec = Bc Cp - Mathematics

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In the figure, DE || AC and DC || AP. Prove that `"BE"/"EC" = "BC"/"CP"`

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Solution

In ΔABC, DE || AC

∴ `"BE"/"EC" = "BD"/"DA"` ......(i)(By Basic Proportionality theorem)

In ΔABP, CD || AP

∴ `"BC"/"CP" = "BD"/"DA"`.......(ii)(By Proportionality theorem)

From (i) and (ii)

`"BE"/"EC" = "BC"/"CP"`.

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Chapter 16 Similarity
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