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In the following figure, ABC is a right triangle right angled at A. BCED, ACFG and ABMN are squares on the sides BC, CA and AB respectively. Line segment AX ⊥ DE meets BC at Y. Show that:(i) ΔMBC ≅ ΔABD(ii) (iii) (iv) ΔFCB ≅ ΔACE(v) (vi) (vii) Note: Result (vii) is the famous Theorem of Pythagoras. You shall learn a simpler proof of this theorem in class X.

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In the following figure, ABC is a right triangle right angled at A. BCED, ACFG and ABMN are squares on the sides BC, CA and AB respectively. Line segment AX ⊥ DE meets BC at Y. Show that:





(i) ΔMBC ≅ ΔABD



(ii)



(iii)



(iv) ΔFCB ≅ ΔACE



(v)



(vi)



(vii)



Note: Result (vii) is the famous Theorem of Pythagoras. You shall learn a simpler proof of this theorem in class X.



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