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In trapezium ABCD, side AB || side PQ || side DC, AP = 15, PD = 12, QC = 14, Find BQ. - Geometry Mathematics 2

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प्रश्न

In trapezium ABCD, side AB || side PQ || side DC, AP = 15, PD = 12, QC = 14, Find BQ. 

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उत्तर १

side AB || side PQ || side DC          ...(Given)

∴ By the Property of three parallel lines and their transversals,

`"AP"/" PD" = "BQ"/"QC"`

∴  `15/12 = "BQ"/14`

∴  15 × 14 = 12 × BQ

∴ BQ = `(15 × 14)/12`

∴ BQ = `(5 × 7)/2`

∴ BQ = `35/2`

∴ BQ = 17.5 units

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उत्तर २

Construction: Join BD intersecting PQ at X. 

In △ ABD, PX || AB 

`"PD"/"AP" = "XD"/"XB"`   ....(By Basic proportionality theorem)(1)
In △BDC, XQ || DC 

`"XD"/"XB" = "QC"/"BQ"`  ....(By Basic proportionality theorem)(2)

From (1) and (2), we get 

∴ `"PD"/"AP" =  "QC"/"BQ"`

∴ `12/15 = 14/"BQ"`

∴ 12 × BQ = 15 × 14

∴ BQ = `(15 × 14)/12`

∴ BQ = `(5 × 7)/2`

∴ BQ = `35/2`

∴ BQ = 17.5 units

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Property of Three Parallel Lines and Their Transversals
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