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Mathematics, 14.04.2021 05:50 Wolfgirl2032

Francine was working with a problem involving triangles and parallel lines. She was given the following diagram with AB = 4, BC = 8, and BD=5. She was asked to solve for the length of CE. (a) Francine incorrectly solves for CE as follows:

4/8 = 5/CE -> 4CE = 40 -> CE = 10

Explain why Francine is incorrect in using the Side Splitter Theorem here.​

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