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State the segment addition postulate

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In geometry, the Segment Addition Postulate states that given 2 points A and C, a third point B lies on the line segment AC if and only if the distances between the points satisfy the equation AB + BC = AC.

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The segment addition postulate states that if "B" is between "A" and "C", then the length of segment "A" "B" + the length of segment "B" "C" equals the length of segment "A" "C."

AB + BC = AC

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