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If a line is drawn parallel to one side of a triangle to intersect the other two sides, in what ratio does it divide them?
AIn unequal ratio
BIn the same ratio
CIn the ratio of bases
D1:2 ratio
✓ Correct Answer: B — In the same ratio
This is the statement of the Basic Proportionality Theorem (Thales Theorem).
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