if ABCD is a trapezium in which AB || CD || EF then prove that AE/ED is equals to BF/FC
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Let EF and AC intersect at O
THEN ADC IS TRIANGLE WITH BASE DC , EOllDC
THEN BY BASIC PROPORTIONALITY THEOREM, AE/ED=AO/OC ----.(1)
ABC IS A TRIANGLE WITH BASE AB , FOllAB
THEN BY BASIC PROPORTIONALITY THEOREM, BF/FC=AO/OC ----(2)
FROM (1)AND(2),
AE/ED=BF/FC
HENCE,PROVED
THEN ADC IS TRIANGLE WITH BASE DC , EOllDC
THEN BY BASIC PROPORTIONALITY THEOREM, AE/ED=AO/OC ----.(1)
ABC IS A TRIANGLE WITH BASE AB , FOllAB
THEN BY BASIC PROPORTIONALITY THEOREM, BF/FC=AO/OC ----(2)
FROM (1)AND(2),
AE/ED=BF/FC
HENCE,PROVED
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