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Given segment aed and bfc, ae=bf and ed=fc prove ad=bc

What is 4???

Given segment aed and bfc, ae=bf and ed=fc prove ad=bc What is 4???-example-1
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Given:
\overline{AED} and
\overline{BFC}, AE = BF, and ED = FC.
We prove that AD = BC as follows:

Statement Reason

1.
\overline{AED} and
\overline{BFC} Given


2. AE + ED = AD Segment Addition Postulate
BF + FC = BC

3. AE = BF and ED = FC Given

4. BF + FC = AD Substitution

5. AD = BC Transitivity property

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