document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=483852>Question 483852</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> in triangle abc in which DE is parallel to BC ,and intersects AB in D and AC in E . If AD=2cm ,BD=3cm and DE=4cm then what is the length of bc?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since ADE~ABC, then 2/5=4/bc. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "bc=10\r<BR>\n" );
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