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In-Class Assignment 4.13

YOU DO:
1. When should you use an indirect proof? When the question asks you to prove that something is NOT. 2. What is the first statement of an indirect proof? The opposite of what you want to prove. 3. What should you write under the reason column for the first statement? Indirect Proof Assumption

Instructions: Construct your own indirect proofs.

WE DO: Proofs
1. Prove that (RST (STU, given that SRT SUT. DRAW:

YOU DO: Proofs

4. Given: In (EFG, GF GE, and L is on FE but not at the midpoint. Prove: (GLF & (GLE are not congruent. DRAW:

Indirect Two-Column Proof:

1. (GLF (GLE Indirect Proof Assumption CPCTC Definition of a midpoint Given

Indirect Two-Column Proof:

1. (RST 2. SRT (STU SUT Indirect Proof Assumption CPCTC Given Contradiction, steps (2) and (3)

2. LF

LE

3. L is the midpoint of FE 4. L is NOT the midpoint of FE 5. (GLF (GLE

3. SRT SUT 4. (RST (STU

Contradiction, steps 3 and 4

2. Given: In (MNO, MN MO, and S is on NO but not at the midpoint. Prove: (MNS & (MOS are not congruent. DRAW:

5. BONUS: Given: (JKL is not an isosceles triangle and JQK LQK. Prove: Q is not the midpoint of JL. DRAW:

Indirect Two-Column Proof:

1. (MNS 2. NS (MOS Indirect Proof Assumption CPCTC Definition of a midpoint Given

Indirect Two-Column Proof:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Q is midpoint of JL (indirect proof assumption) JQ QL (definition of midpoint) JQK LQK (given) KQ QK (reflexive property) (JQK (LQK (SAS) JK LK (CPCTC) (JKL is an isosceles triangle (Isosceles has 2 congruent sides) 8. (JKL is not an isosceles triangle (given) 9. Q is not the midpoint of JL (contradiction, steps 7 & 8)

OS

3. S is the midpoint of NO 4. S is NOT the midpoint of NO 5. (MNS (MOS

Contradiction, steps 3 and 4