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In the figure, $X Y ∥ B C, A X = 3 c m . X B = 1.5 c m a n d B C = 6 c m$ . Find AY/YC and XY.

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$\frac{A X}{X B} = \frac{A Y}{Y C} o r \frac{3}{1.5} = \frac{A Y}{Y C} o r \frac{A Y}{Y C} = \frac{2}{1} \frac{X Y}{B C} = \frac{1}{2} o r \frac{1}{2} = \frac{X Y}{6} o r X Y = 3 c m$

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