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  • 10-10-2018
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PLZ HELP GEOMETRY BELOW

PLZ HELP GEOMETRY BELOW class=

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DeanR
DeanR DeanR
  • 10-10-2018

This is known as Einstein's proof, not because he was the first to come up with it, but because he came up with it as a 15 year old boy.

Here the problem is justification step 2.  The written equation

BC ÷ DC = BC ÷ AC

is incorrect, and wouldn't get us our statement 2, which is correct.

For similar triangles we have to carefully pair the corresponding parts to get our ratios right:

ABC ~ BDC means AB:BD = BC:DC = AC:BC so BC/DC=AC/BC.

Justification 2 has the final division upside down.


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