GOVT SR.

SEC SCHOOL,HAIBOWAL KHURD

LUDHIANA

THALES THEOREM

10th class
By: Navneet Kad
THALES THEOREM
OR
BASIC
PROPORTIONALITY
THEOREM
 STATEMENT
 Ifin a triangle a line is drawn
parallel to its one side, then
it will divide the other two
sides in same proportion
 GIVEN
A triangle ABC
A
in which a line
parallel to BC is
drawn which
D E
intersects AB at
point D and AC
at point E. B C
 TO PROVE:
 AD
A
AE

BD EC
D E

B C
 CONSTRUCTION
 Join BE And CD.
A
 Draw EF AB. G
F
D E
 Draw DG AC.
B C
 PROOF: A
ar (ADE) 1/2 X AD X EF
ar (BDE) F G
1/2 X BD X EF
ar (ADE) AD D E
(1)
ar (BDE) BD
ar (ADE)1/2 X AE XDG AE B
EC (2) C
ar (CDE)1/2 X EC X DG

ar (BDE)= ar(CDE) Because both triangles lie on same

base DE and two parallel lines DE
and BC.
Putting in equation (2)
ar (ADE) AE
(3)
ar (BDE) EC
From equation (2) & (3)
AD AE
DB EC