Segment Proofs

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What is the Definition of Congruence?

Back

Two segments are congruent if they have the same length.

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What is the Reflexive Property of Congruence?

Back

For any segment AB, AB is congruent to AB.

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What is the Segment Addition Postulate?

Back

If point B is between points A and C, then AB + BC = AC.

Front

What is the Definition of Midpoint?

Back

A midpoint of a segment is the point that divides the segment into two equal parts.

Front

What is the Symmetric Property of Congruence?

Back

If segment AB is congruent to segment CD, then segment CD is congruent to segment AB.

Front

What is the Transitive Property of Congruence?

Back

If segment AB is congruent to segment CD and segment CD is congruent to segment EF, then segment AB is congruent to segment EF.

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What is the Associative Property?

Back

The way in which numbers are grouped does not change their sum or product.

Front

What is the Commutative Property?

Back

The order in which two numbers are added or multiplied does not change their sum or product.

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What is the Distributive Property?

Back

a(b + c) = ab + ac.

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What is the definition of a segment?

Back

A segment is a part of a line that has two endpoints.