(i)Given that:
AE || BD
AB = ? [Let AB be x]
BC = 3
ED = 12
DC = 4
We know that
By Basic Proportionality Theorem,
AB/BC = ED/DC
On substituting these values in the above formula
⇛ AB / 3 = 12 / 4
On applying cross multiplication then
⇛ x(4) = (12)3
⇛ 4x = 36
Shift the number 4 from LHS to RHS.
⇛ x = 36÷4
⇛ x = 36/4
Therefore, AB = 9
<u>Answer</u>: The value of AB for the given problem is 9.
Similarly,
(ii) Given that:
EB || DC
AE = 14
ED = 12
AB = ? [Let AB be X]
BC = 18
We know that
By Basic Proportionality Theorem,
AE / ED = AB / BC
On substituting these values in the above formula
⇛ 14 / 12 = x / 18
On applying cross multiplication then
⇛ 14(18) = (12)x
⇛ 252 = 12x
Shift the number 252 from LHS to RHS.
⇛ X = 256÷12
⇛ X = 21
Therefore, AB = 21
<u>Answer</u>: The value of AB for the given problem is 21
<u>Additional comment:</u>
Basic Proportionality Theorem
- " A line drawn parallel to the one side of a triangle intersecting other two sides at two different points, then the line divides the other two sides in the same ratio".
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