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Can anyone help with how the answer is 2/5 for k?

Can anyone help with how the answer is 2/5 for k?-example-1
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Answer:

k = 2/5

Explanation:

Given a diagram with triangles ONM and OAB such that M is the midpoint of OB, A lies on AN with AN = 2·OA, and P is the point of intersection of NM and AB, you want the ratio AP/AB.

Proportion

Please refer to the attached diagram.

Point C is located at the midpoint of AN, which makes OA≅AC≅CN, or AN is 2/3 of ON. Segments AD and CE are parallel to AN, so divide OM into thirds. The length DM is 2 of those thirds, and the length MB is equal to OM, so is 3 of those thirds. That is, the ratio DM/DB is (2/3)/(2/3+3/3) = 2/5.

Triangle BAD is similar to triangle BPM, so the ratio AP/AB is also 2/5.

Can anyone help with how the answer is 2/5 for k?-example-1
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