QuestionGiven: bisects and
Prove: .
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Type of Statement
Corresponding Parts of Congrueı are Congruent (CPCTC)
An angle bisector divides an angl congruent angles
Reflexive Property
SAS
Reflexive Property
SAS
Studdy Solution
STEP 1
1. Line segment bisects .
2. Line segments and are congruent.
3. We need to prove .
STEP 2
1. Identify the congruent angles created by the angle bisector.
2. Use the given congruence of line segments.
3. Apply the Reflexive Property.
4. Use the SAS (Side-Angle-Side) Congruence Postulate.
5. Conclude with CPCTC (Corresponding Parts of Congruent Triangles are Congruent).
STEP 3
Identify the congruent angles created by the angle bisector:
Since bisects , we have:
STEP 4
Use the given congruence of line segments:
STEP 5
Apply the Reflexive Property:
STEP 6
Apply the SAS (Side-Angle-Side) Congruence Postulate:
With , , and , we have:
STEP 7
Conclude with CPCTC (Corresponding Parts of Congruent Triangles are Congruent):
Since , it follows that:
The proof is complete, and we have shown that .
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