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Dividing Line Segment into Equal Parts

AB and CD are...

Question

AB and CD are parallel lines.
Then,

A P \times P C = (B P)^{2} \times (P D)^{2}

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A P \times P C = (B P)^{2} \times P D

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A P \times P C = \frac{B P}{P D}

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A P \times P C = B P \times P D

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Solution

The correct option is D $A P \times P C = B P \times P D$
Gievn, AB || CD
Draw another line parallel to AB through P.
So, $\frac{C P}{P B} = \frac{P D}{A P}$ (intercept theorem)
On, cross multiplication, $A P \times P C = B P \times P D$

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