1952 AMC 12 Question 19
AMC12 · 1952 AMC 12
Angle $B$ of triangle $ABC$ is trisected by $BD$ and $BE,$ which meet $AC$ at $D$ and $E,$ respectively. Then:
$\dfrac{AD}{EC}=\dfrac{AE}{DC}$
$\dfrac{AD}{EC}=\dfrac{AB}{BC}$
$\dfrac{AD}{EC}=\dfrac{BD}{BE}$
$\dfrac{AD}{EC}=\dfrac{AB\cdot BD}{BE\cdot
BC}$
$\dfrac{AD}{EC}=\dfrac{AE\cdot BD}{DC\cdot BE}$