Problem 157 of 7
Correct the similarity-theorem error: A student uses side-splitter theorem with no parallel segment.
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catch wrong proportion, wrong correspondence, or theorem misuse.
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Correction must catch wrong proportion, correspondence, or theorem misuse.
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Walkthrough
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1. Identify the theorem the student attempted to use.
2. Check the theorem's hypotheses and correspondence.
3. State the corrected setup.
Use the worked steps, then substitute the final answer back into the original relationship to confirm it satisfies the prompt.
Generic statements that the proportion is wrong.