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Answer: \(\triangle APD \sim \triangle CPB\) (AA test), which gives \(\frac{AP}{PD} = \frac{PC}{BP}\).

In \(\triangle APD\) and \(\triangle CPB\):

  • \(\angle PAD \cong \angle PCB\) (alternate angles, AD ∥ BC, AC is a transversal)
  • \(\angle APD \cong \angle CPB\) (vertically opposite angles)

\(\therefore \triangle APD \sim \triangle CPB\) (AA test).

\[\frac{AP}{CP} = \frac{PD}{PB}\]

Rearranging (alternendo),

\[\frac{AP}{PD} = \frac{PC}{BP}\]

Hence shown.

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