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Working with Ratio Segments
Working with Ratio SegmentsPART 1~adapted from Walch Education
Triangle Proportionality TheoremIf a line parallel to one side of a triangle intersects the other two sides of the triangle, then the parallel line divides these two sides proportionally
therefore
The converse is also trueIf a line divides two sides of a triangle proportionally, then the line is parallel to the third sideIf
then
ANDWe can show because of the Side-Angle-Side (SAS) Similarity Statement
Segment Addition Postulate.States that if B is between A and C, then AB + BC = AC.It is also true that if AB + BC = AC, then B is between A and C.
PROPERTIESThe Reflexive Property of Congruent Segments means that a segment is congruent to itself, so
The Symmetric Property of Congruent Segments, if , then .
The Transitive Property of Congruent Segments allows that if and , then
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