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ABC is a triangle and PQ is parallel to BC.
BC=12.6cm, PQ=8.4 cm and AQ= 7.2 cm.
Find AC​

ABC is a triangle and PQ is parallel to BC. BC=12.6cm, PQ=8.4 cm and AQ= 7.2 cm. Find-example-1

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With a line parallel to a side through a triangle we get similar triangles so a proportion.

AC : BC = AQ : PQ

AC = BC AQ / PQ

AC = 12.6 (7.2) / 8.4

AC = 10.8 cm

Answer: 10.8 cm

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