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Theorem: A line parallel to one side of a triangle divides the other two proportionately. In the figure below, segment DE is parallel to segment BC and segment EF is parallel to AB: A 16 24 D E 36 B F 27 C Which statement can be proved true using the given theorem? Segment BD = 32 Segment BD = 36 Segment BF = 15 Segment BF = 18

          Theorem: A line parallel to one side of a triangle divides the other two proportionately.
In the figure below, segment DE is parallel to segment BC and segment EF is parallel to AB:
A
16
24
D
E
36
B
F
27
C
Which statement can be proved true using the given theorem?
Segment BD = 32
Segment BD = 36
Segment BF = 15
Segment BF = 18

Theorem: A line parallel to one side of a triangle divides the other two proportionately.
In the figure below, segment DE is parallel to segment BC and segment EF is parallel to AB:
A
16
24
D
E
36
B
F
27
C
Which statement can be proved true using the given theorem?
Segment BD = 32
Segment BD = 36
Segment BF = 15
Segment BF = 18

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Geometry A Common Core Curriculum

Ron Larson, Laurie Boswell 1st Edition

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Theorem: A line parallel to one side of a triangle divides the other two proportionately. In the figure below, segment DE is parallel to segment BC and segment EF is parallel to AB: Which statement can be proved true using the given theorem? Segment BD = 32 Segment BD = 36 Segment BF = 15 Segment BF = 18