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How are the properties of segments and angles used to determine their measures

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Explanation:

Use of following postulates and properties of line segments and angles will help in measuring them.

The Segment Addition Postulate

  • It 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

The Angle Addition Postulate

  • It states that if B is in the interior of AOC , then m∠AOB+m∠BOC=m∠AOC. That is, the measure of the larger angle is the sum of the measures of the two smaller ones.
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