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Given : DE || OQ

DF || OR

Show that : EF || QR

Proof :

In ΔPQO,

DE || OQ

[by converse of basic

proportionality theorem]

P

Q

R

E

F

D

O

...(i)

... [by basic proportionality theorem.]

In ΔPRO,

DF || OR

... [by basic proportionality theorem.]

=

PF

FR

=

PD

DO

... from (i) and (ii)

In ΔPQR,

PE

EQ

PF

FR

=

...(iii)

... from (iii)

PE

EQ

=

PD

DO

PE

EQ

PF

FR

EF || QR

...(ii)

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