Write True or False and give reasons for your answer.
To construct a triangle similar to a given $\triangle ABC$ with its sides $\frac{7}{3}$ of the corresponding sides of $\triangle ABC$,draw a ray $BX$ making an acute angle with $BC$ and $X$ lies on the opposite side of $A$ with respect to $BC$. The points $B_{1}, B_{2}, \dots, B_{7}$ are located at equal distances on $BX$,$B_{3}$ is joined to $C$ and then a line segment $B_{6}C'$ is drawn parallel to $B_{3}C$ where $C'$ lies on $BC$ produced. Finally,line segment $A'C'$ is drawn parallel to $AC$.

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(B) False.
To construct a triangle similar to $\triangle ABC$ with a scale factor of $\frac{7}{3}$,we must divide the ray $BX$ into $7$ equal parts (since $7 > 3$).
Steps of construction:
$1.$ Draw a ray $BX$ making an acute angle with $BC$.
$2.$ Locate $7$ points $B_{1}, B_{2}, \dots, B_{7}$ on $BX$ such that $BB_{1} = B_{1}B_{2} = \dots = B_{6}B_{7}$.
$3.$ Join $B_{3}$ to $C$ (since the denominator is $3$).
$4.$ Draw a line through $B_{7}$ parallel to $B_{3}C$ intersecting the extended line segment $BC$ at $C'$.
$5.$ Draw a line through $C'$ parallel to $AC$ intersecting the extended line segment $BA$ at $A'$.
The given statement claims that $B_{6}C'$ is drawn parallel to $B_{3}C$,which is incorrect because the scale factor is $\frac{7}{3}$,requiring the parallel line to be drawn from $B_{7}$,not $B_{6}$.

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