intercept theorem
An important elementary theorem about the ratios of various line segments that are…An important elementary theorem about the ratios of various line segments that are created if two rays with a common starting-point are intercepted by a pair of parallels. It is equivalent to the theorem about ratios in similar triangles.
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1 sensesAn important elementary theorem about the ratios of various line segments that are created if two rays with a common starting-point are intercepted by a pair of parallels. It is equivalent to the theorem about ratios in similar triangles.
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