Elementary Geometry for College Students (5th Edition)

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1439047901
ISBN 13: 978-1-43904-790-3

Chapter 5 - Section 5.6 - Segments Divided Proportionally - Exercises - Page 268: 35

Answer

The proof is in the following form: Column 1 of proof; Column 2 of proof. Thus, we have: 1. WX is congruent to WZ, and YW bisects angle XYZ; given 2. $\frac{YX}{YZ} = \frac{WX}{WZ}$; angle bisector theorem 3.$ \frac{WX}{WZ}=1$; when two equal lengths are divided, the result is one. 4. $\frac{YX}{YZ} = 1$; substitution 5. YX is congruent to YZ; simplification of (4), and line segments with the same length are congruent. 6. XYZ is isosceles; by definition, if the sides are equal in length, the triangle is isosceles.
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