state and prove thales Theorem.
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In geometry, Thales's theorem states that if A, B, and C are distinct points on a circle where the line AC is a diameter, then the angle ∠ABC is a right angle.
sᴛᴀᴛᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ: ɪғ ᴀ ʟɪɴᴇ ɪs ᴅʀᴀᴡɴ ᴘᴀʀᴀʟʟᴇʟ ᴛᴏ ᴏɴᴇ sɪᴅᴇ ᴏғ ᴀ ᴛʀɪᴀɴɢʟᴇ, ᴛᴏ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇsᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛᴡᴏ sɪᴅᴇs ᴀᴛ ɪɴᴅɪsᴛɪɴᴄᴛ ᴘᴏɪɴᴛs, ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛᴡᴏ sɪᴅᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ᴅɪᴠɪᴅᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴍᴇ ʀᴀᴛɪᴏ.
From Diagram....
ɢɪᴠᴇɴ: - ɪɴ △ᴀʙᴄ,ᴅᴇ∥ʙᴄ
ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴏᴠᴇ:- ᴀᴅ/ᴅʙ = ᴀᴇ/ᴇᴄ
ᴄᴏɴsᴛʀᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴ:- ʙᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴅ ᴀʀᴇ ᴊᴏɪɴᴇᴅ. ᴇғ⊥ᴀʙ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅɴ⊥ᴀʟ
ᴀʀᴇ ᴅʀᴀᴡɴ.
ᴘʀᴏᴏғ:-
ᴀʀ(△ᴀᴅᴇ) = 1/2×ᴀᴅ×ᴇғ
=1/2×ᴀᴇ×ᴅɴ
ᴀʀ(△ʙᴅᴇ) = 1/2×ʙᴅ×ᴇғ
ᴀʀ(△ᴄᴅᴇ) = 1/2×ᴇᴄ×ᴅɴ
ᴀʀ(△ᴀᴅᴇ)/ᴀʀ(△ʙᴅᴇ) = 1/2×ᴀᴅ×ᴇғ/1/2×ʙᴅ×ᴇғ ........(1)
ᴀʀ(△ᴀᴅᴇ)/ᴀʀ(△ᴄᴅᴇ) = 1/2×ᴀᴇ×ᴅɴ/1/2×ᴇᴄ×ᴅɴ ........(2)
ʙᴜᴛ, ᴀʀ(△ʙᴅᴇ) = ᴀʀ(△ᴄᴅᴇ) ..............(3)
ᴀs ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴍᴇ ʙᴀsᴇ ᴅᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇ∥ʙᴄ
ғʀᴏᴍ (1), (2) ᴀɴᴅ (3) ᴡᴇ ɢᴇᴛ ᴀᴅ/ᴅʙ = ᴀᴇ/ᴇᴄ