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1) Consider a segment AD and two potential midpoints B and C. 2) By the definition of midpoint, AB must equal BD and AC must equal CD. 3) If B and C were different points, the sums of the distances would not be equal. 4) Therefore, B and C must be the same point, proving that every segment has exactly one midpoint.

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2 BD 2CD

1) Consider a segment AD and two potential midpoints B and C. 2) By the definition of midpoint, AB must equal BD and AC must equal CD. 3) If B and C were different points, the sums of the distances would not be equal. 4) Therefore, B and C must be the same point, proving that every segment has exactly one midpoint.

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BSED – Mathematics

Problem Set: Restate the Proof of the Theorem “Every segment has exactly one midpoint” in
your own words

Proof:

´ such that B and C are between


Consider 2 different midpoints B and C that are elements of AD
´ .
AD

- ´ BD
By definition of midpoint, we have AB= ´ and AC=´ CD ´
- ´ B´D= A´D∧ AC
Then, AB+ ´ + C´D= AD ´
- ´ BD=
If AB+ ´ AD∧ ´ ´ + CD=
AC ´ AD ´ , then AB+
´ BD= ´ AC ´ + CD´
- ´ BD
By substitution, since AB= ´ and AC=´ CD ´ with BD∧¿
´ , we substitute AB ´
´ with C´D
AC
- ´ BD=
So, BD+ ´ CD´ + CD
´
- ´
Then, 2 BD= ´
2CD
- ´ CD
Therefore BD= ´
- Therefore B=C

´ has only one midpoint.


∴ B and C are the same point, thus AD

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