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since AC has been drawn parallel to FE one side of the triangle FBE, therefore,
as BA is to AF,
so is BC to CE. [VI.2]
But
AF is equal to CD;
therefore,
as BA is to CD,
so is BC to CE,
and alternately,
as AB is to BC,
so is DC to CE. [V.16]
