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P and Q are points on sides AB and AC respectively of TriangleABC. If AP=3cm PB=6cm,AQ=5cm and QC=10cm.s.t BC=3PQ.

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Solution

AP = 3cm
PB = 6cm
AQ = 5cm
QC = 10cm
$\frac{A P}{P B} = \frac{1}{2}; \frac{A Q}{Q C} = \frac{1}{2} \frac{A P}{A B} = \frac{1}{3}; \frac{A Q}{A C} = \frac{1}{3}$
Triangle APQ and Triangle ABC are similar SAS similarity
Therefore using BC = 3PQ

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