Using coordinate geometry, prove the following case of the Crossbar Theorem, which is one result tacitly assumed in Euclid’s Elements but not stated

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Using coordinate geometry, prove the following case of the Crossbar Theorem, which is one result tacitly assumed in Euclid’s Elements but not stated
explicitly: Let m > 0 and consider angle ABC in the coordinate plane R^2 where A = (u, mu),
B = (0, 0) and C = (v, 0) where v > u > 0. Let D = (1, p) where 0 < p < m, so that D
lies in the interior of angle ABC. Prove that the lines BD and AC meet at a point (x, y) such
that v > x > u. [Hint: Draw a picture to make the problem more transparent.

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