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ICSE Class X Math 2015 Paper

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Question : 32 of 52
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ABA B and CDC D are two chords of a circle intersecting at PP. Prove that AP×PB=CP×A P \times P B = C P \times PDP D.
Solution:  
To Prove: AP×PB=CP×PDAP \times PB = CP \times PD
Construction: Join ADAD and CB.
Proof: In APD\triangle APD and CPB\triangle CPB
A=C\angle A = \angle C
[angles of the same segment]
C=B\angle C = \angle B
[angles of the same segment]
APDBPC\therefore \triangle APD \sim \triangle BPC [AA Postulate]
APCP=PDPB\therefore \frac{AP}{CP} = \frac{PD}{PB}
[corresponding sides of similar Δs\Delta s are proportional]
AP×PB=CP×PD\therefore AP \times PB = CP \times PD
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