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Prove that AD : DB = GF : FB in the given figure, where DE || AC and EF || CG.

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  1. Apply the Basic Proportionality Theorem in △ABC\triangle ABC.

    Given that AC∥DEAC \parallel DE.
    According to the Basic Proportionality Theorem, if a line parallel to one side of a triangle intersects the other two sides, then it divides the two sides proportionally.
    In △ABC\triangle ABC, DE∥ACDE \parallel AC. Therefore, we have:

    ADDB=CEEB(1)\frac{AD}{DB} = \frac{CE}{EB} \quad (1)
  2. Apply the Basic Proportionality Theorem in △BCG\triangle BCG.

    Given that CG∥EFCG \parallel EF.
    In △BCG\triangle BCG, EF∥CGEF \parallel CG. Therefore, we have:

    BFFG=BEEC\frac{BF}{FG} = \frac{BE}{EC}

    Taking the reciprocal of both sides:

    FGBF=ECBE\frac{FG}{BF} = \frac{EC}{BE}

    This can be written as:

    GFFB=CEEB(2)\frac{GF}{FB} = \frac{CE}{EB} \quad (2)
  3. Combine the results from (1) and (2).

    From (1), we have ADDB=CEEB\frac{AD}{DB} = \frac{CE}{EB}.
    From (2), we have GFFB=CEEB\frac{GF}{FB} = \frac{CE}{EB}.
    Since both ratios are equal to CEEB\frac{CE}{EB}, they must be equal to each other.

    ADDB=GFFB\frac{AD}{DB} = \frac{GF}{FB}

    This can also be written in ratio form as:

    AD:DB=GF:FBAD : DB = GF : FB

    This completes the proof.

    AD : DB = GF : FB\boxed{\text{AD : DB = GF : FB}}

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