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How do you do a two column proof for problems 3-6?

 Nov 22, 2015

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 #3
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Here's 5

 

1.     angle 1  = angle 3                                                                               given

 

2.   angle JOK  = angle LOM                                                                      given

 

3.  angle JOK + angle KOL  = angle KOL +  angle LOM                        add angle KOL to  each side of 2

 

4.  angle JOL       =   angle  KOM                                                          angle addition theorem

 

 

 

 

cool cool cool

 Nov 22, 2015
 #1
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Here's the way I'd do 3......

 

1.   angle  XUY  = 180                                                 XUY  is a straight- angle

 

2.   angle XUW + angle YUW  =                                 angle addtiton theorem

      angle XUY

 

3.   90  +  angle YUW  = 180                                      substitution, angle XUW = angle 1  = 90

 

4.   angle YUW = 180 - 90                                           subtract 90 from both sides of 3

 

5.  angle YUW  =  90  = angle 2                                   simplification  of 4    

 

 

 

cool cool cool            

 Nov 22, 2015
 #2
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Here's 4

 

1.   angle 1 + angle 2  = 90                                                     given,  defintion of complementary

 

2.   angle 3 + angle 2  = 90                                                    given,  definition of  complementary

 

3.   angle 1 + angle 2  = angle 3 + angle 2                             equating 1, 2 with substitution

 

4.   angle 1 = angle 3                                                              subtract angle 2 from both sides of 3

 

 

 

cool cool cool

 Nov 22, 2015
 #3
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Best Answer

Here's 5

 

1.     angle 1  = angle 3                                                                               given

 

2.   angle JOK  = angle LOM                                                                      given

 

3.  angle JOK + angle KOL  = angle KOL +  angle LOM                        add angle KOL to  each side of 2

 

4.  angle JOL       =   angle  KOM                                                          angle addition theorem

 

 

 

 

cool cool cool

CPhill Nov 22, 2015
 #4
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Here's 6

 

1.   angle  XUW  = angle 1  = 90                                      given

 

2.   angle XUY   = 180                                                      XUY  is a straight angle = 180 

 

3.  angle XUY =  angle YUW + angle XUW                      angle addition theorem

 

4.  angle XUY - angle XUW  = angle YUW                      subtract angle XUW from both sides of 3

 

5.  180  -  90     = angle YUW                                           substituting 1 and 2 into 3

 

6.  180  =   angle YUW + 90                                              add 90 to both sides of 4

 

7.  180  =  angle 2  +  90                                                    angle YUW =  angle 2

 

 

 

 

cool cool cool

 Nov 22, 2015
edited by CPhill  Nov 22, 2015

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