Elementary Geometry For College Students, 7e
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Which of the following cannot be used as a reason in a proof?
a. a definition
b. a postulate
c. yesterday's theorem
d. tomorrow's theorem
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- Using Porallel Lines in Proofs 7-3 Given: ATE. LIC AL || CE AL CE Prove: AALI AECI Statement Reasonarrow_forwardNeed help with discrete strarrow_forward22. Using the information given, what would be reasons 2, 5, and 7 in the following two-column proof? Use the bank of reasons provided below. Given: QUAD is inscribed in circle S. Prove: mzQ + mLA = 180° Statements Reasons 1. QUAD is inscribed in circle S. 1. 2. MDQU = 2 · mLA 2. 3. MDAU = 2 · m2Q 3. 4. MDQU + MDAU = 360° 4. 5. 2 mLA + MDAU = 360° 5. 6. 2 mLA + 2 · mzQ = 360° 6. 7. 2(mLA + mQ) = 360° 7. 8. mzQ + mzA = 180° 8. Bank of Reasons: Substitution Division Property of Equality Distributive Property Given Definition of a circle and Angle Addition Postulate Definition of Inscribed Anglesarrow_forward
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