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CBSE - Mathematics - Areas of Parallelograms and Triangles

Areas of Parallelograms and Triangles

NCERT Exercise Exercise 9.3

D and E are points on sides AB and AC respectively of ΔABC such that ar (DBC) = ar (EBC). Prove that DE || BC.

Answer

Since ΔBCE and ΔBCD are lying on a common base BC and also have equal areas, ΔBCE and ΔBCD will lie between the same parallel lines.

∴ DE || BC

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