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A line parallel to the side BC of triangle ABC intersects the sides AB and AC respectively at the points X and Y respectively. If AX = 2.4 cm , AY = 3.2 cm and YC =4.8 cm then length of AB=​

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$katrinacorraya</p><p></p><p>5 hours ago</p><p></p><p>Math</p><p></p><p>Secondary School</p><p></p><p>answered</p><p></p><p>5. A line parallel to the side BC of triangle ABC intersects the sides AB and AC respectively at the points X and Y respectively. If AX = 2.4 cm , AY = 3.2 cm and YC =4.8 cm then length of AB=</p><p></p><p>2</p><p></p><p>SEE ANSWERS</p><p></p><p>Answer</p><p></p><p>5.0/5</p><p></p><p>8</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>XxLUCYxX</p><p></p><p>Genius</p><p></p><p>714 answers</p><p></p><p>25.8K people helped</p><p></p><p></p><p>▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬</p><p>Basic Proportionality Theorem :-</p><p>This theorem states that if a line is drawn parallel to one side of a triangle, intersects the other two lines in distinct points, then the other two sides are divided in the same ratio.</p><p>▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬</p><p>MORE Theorems to know :-</p><p>▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬</p><p>1. Pythagoras Theorem :-</p><p>This theorem states that : In a right-angled triangle, the square of the longest side is equal to sum of the squares of remaining sides.</p><p>▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬</p><p>2. Converse of Pythagoras Theorem :-</p><p>This theorem states that : If the square of the longest side is equal to sum of the squares of remaining two sides, angle opposite to longest side is right angle.</p><p>▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬</p><p>3. Area Ratio Theorem :-</p><p>This theorem states that :- The ratio of the area of two similar triangles is equal to the ratio of the squares of corresponding sides.</p><p>▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>kason11wd and 10 more users found this answer helpful</p><p></p><p>THANKS 8</p><p></p><p>5.0</p><p></p><p>(2 votes)</p><p></p><p>Find Math textbook solutions?</p><p></p><p>SEE ALL</p><p></p><p>Class Class 12</p><p></p><p>Class Class 11</p><p></p><p>Class Class 10</p><p></p><p>Class Class 9</p><p></p><p>Class Class 8</p><p></p><p>Class Class 7</p><p></p><p>Class Class 6</p><p></p><p>Class Class 5</p><p></p><p>Class Class 4</p><p></p><p>Class Class 3</p><p></p><p>Class Class 2</p><p></p><p>Class Class 1</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>NCERT Class 9 Mathematics</p><p></p><p>619 solutions</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>NCERT Class 8 Mathematics</p><p></p><p>815 solutions</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>NCERT Class 7 Mathematics</p><p></p><p>916 solutions</p><p></p><p>NCERT Class 10 Mathematics</p><p></p><p>721 solutions</p><p></p><p>NCERT Class 6 Mathematics</p><p></p><p>1230 solutions</p><p></p><p>ML Aggarwal - Understanding Mathematics - Class 9</p><p></p><p>2080 solutions</p><p></p><p>Xam Idea Mathematics 10</p><p></p><p>2278 solutions</p><p></p><p>ML Aggarwal - Understanding Mathematics - Class 8</p><p></p><p>2090 solutions</p><p></p><p>R S Aggarwal - Mathematics Class 8</p><p></p><p>1968 solutions</p><p></p><p>R D S</p><p></p><p>$