When the Boy Asserts That a Line of Four Feet

question 42

Multiple Choice

When the boy asserts that a line of four feet will produce a figure of eight square feet, Socrates points out that the boy ...

• A) has made the correct calculation.
• B) only guesses that because the square is double, the line is double.
• C) has not learned enough mathematics to get the correct answer.
• D) sees the correct answer in a dream-like state.

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