Thinking about Geometry
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All about ratios
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Can you work out the ratio \(\frac{AB}{OC}\) in each of these cases?

  1. 3x1 box with lines added

I can see lots of triangles in this diagram. The question wants me to find a ratio, so perhaps I could look for some similar triangles…

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