Answer: CD is not parallel to AB.
Reason:
If CD was parallel to AB, then triangles CDE and ABE would be similar. In turn it would mean that EA/EC = EB/ED is a true proportion.
Let's calculate each side separately.
- EA/EC = 28/(28+20) = 0.5833
- EB/ED = 16/(16+10) = 0.6154
Both decimal values are approximate.
The two values don't match up which makes EA/EC = EB/ED to be false.
Since EA/EC = EB/ED is false, we know that triangles CDE and ABE are not similar. Therefore, CD is not parallel to AB.