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A postulate is something we don''t need to prove, as we already assume it''s true. So what exactly is the segment addition postulate? Let''s find out:
The segment addition postulate states that:
When we visualize the segment addition postulate, its validity becomes very clear:
As we can see, AC clearly equals
Now let''s put our knowledge to good use and solve a problem using the segment addition postulate:
What is the distance of
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