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A

C

E

B

F

D

Given : DE || AC

DF || AE

Prove that :

BF BE

FE EC

=

Proof :

In ΔABC,

DE || AC

... [given]

........(i)

BE

EC

=

BD

DA

... [by basic proportionality theorem]

In ΔABE,

DF || AE

... [given]

........(ii)

... [by basic proportionality theorem.]

... from (i) and (ii)

=

BF

FE

=

BD

DA

BF

FE

BE

EC

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