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Online Geometry Problem 834: Parallelogram, Diagonal, Similarity, Geometric Mean, Mean Proportional. Level: High School, SAT Prep, College, Mathematics Education

The figure below shows a parallelogram ABCD. E is a point on AD, BE cuts diagonal AC at F and CD at G. Prove that BF is the geometric mean or mean proportional of FG and FE.
 

4: Parallelogram, Diagonal, Similarity, Geometric Mean, Mean Proportional
 

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