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Describe the main parts of a proof.

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Proofs contain given information and a statement to be proven. You use deductive reasoning to create an argument with justification of steps using theorems, postulates, and definitions. Then you arrive at a conclusion.

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The most common form of explicit proof in highschool geometry is a two column proof consists of five parts: the given, the proposition, the statement column, the reason column, and the diagram (if one is given).

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