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Geometry
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Geometry

Geometry

Book edition Student Edition
Author(s) Ray C. Jurgensen, Richard G. Brown, John W. Jurgensen
Pages 227 pages
ISBN 9780395977279

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Short Answer

Copy everything shown and supply missing statements and reasons.

Given: FL=AT

Prove: FA=LT

Proof:

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Step by Step Solution

Step 1. Apply the reflexive property of congruence.

By reflexive property, LA=LA.

Step 2. Addition property of algebra.

If a=b and c=d, then a+c=b+d.

Step 3. Description of step.

Use given information and step 1 and apply the addition property of algebra mentioned in step 2.

FL+LA=AT+LA

Step 4. Apply segment addition postulate.

From the given figure, it can be observed that some of FL and LA gives FA and the sum of LA and AT gives LT, that is,

FL+LA=FA;LA+AT=LT

Step 5. Substitution property.

Substitute FA for FL+LA and LT for LA+AT into step 3.

FL+LA=AT+LAFA=LT

Hence, it is proved that FA=LT.

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