The answer is the number will have to be less than 11 which means that it is a. 9
sorry if it is incorrect.
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.
If you would like to know how many centimeters should you cut off, you can calculate this using the following steps:
1 1/2 meters = 3/2 meters = 1.5 meters = 150 centimeters
250 centimeters - 1 1/2 meters = 250 centimeters - 150 centimeters = 100 centimeters = 1 meter
The correct result would be 100 centimeters.
Options A,C,D and E are the correct answers
