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Prove that , "If a line parallel to a side of a triangle intersects the remaining sides in two distinct points then the line divides the sides in the same proportion".

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  2. Choose the correct alternative. In the given figure, if seg PQabs() B...

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  3. Choose the correct alternative. DeltaABC and DeltaPQR are equilateral...

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  4. Choose the correct alternative. In the given figure, if seg PQabs() R...

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  5. In the given figure, ray PT is the bisector of angleQPR. Find the va...

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  6. Are the triangle shown in the figure below similar? If so, by which te...

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  7. Complete the following activities The areas of two triangle with sam...

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  8. In the figure X is any point in the interior of triangle. Point X is j...

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  9. In the figure A-D-C and B-E-C seg DE|| side AB. If AD=5, DC=3, BC=6.4 ...

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  10. A vertical pole of length 8 m casts a shadow of 15 m long on the groun...

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  11. The ratio of the areas of two triangles with equal height is 3 : 4. Ba...

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  12. In the adjoining figure, seg PA , seg QB, seg RC and seg SD are perpen...

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  13. In DeltaPQR seg PM is a median. Angle bisectors of /PMQ and /PMR inter...

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  14. Solve the following questions. Diagonals of a quadrilateral ABCD int...

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  15. Prove that , "If a line parallel to a side of a triangle intersects th...

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  16. Slove the following questions. In the figure, DeltaADB and DeltaCDB...

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  17. In the given figure, squarePQRS is a square. If DeltaQRT and DeltaPRU ...

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  18. Prove that for a given correspondence, if three angles of one triangle...

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  19. In order to prove, 'The bisector of an angle of a triangle divides the...

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