In , points and lie on and respectively. If , , and , decide whether is parallel to .…

MATHEMATICS · Subjective · CBSE · Mathematics · Triangles · Triangles

Problem

\triangle ABC

, points

D

and

E

lie on

AB

and

AC

respectively. If

AD = 4\,\text{cm}

DB = 6\,\text{cm}

AE = 5\,\text{cm}

and

EC = 8\,\text{cm}

, decide whether

DE

is parallel to

BC

. Give a brief reason.