SOLUTION: Given:AB=BC Prove AC=2BC 1. AB=BC (Given) 2. AB+BC=AC (Segment Addition Postulate) 3. BC+BC=AC (Substitution Property of Equality) 4. 2BC=AC (Distributive Property) 5. AC=2BC

Question 772440: Given:AB=BC
Prove AC=2BC
1. AB=BC (Given)
2. AB+BC=AC (Segment Addition Postulate)
3. BC+BC=AC (Substitution Property of Equality)
4. 2BC=AC (Distributive Property)
5. AC=2BC (Identity)
Identify the hypothesis, Argument and Conclusion.
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

The hypothesis is the what you are trying to prove.
in your case, the hypothesis is
The conclusion is the last statement in your proof.
in your case, (Identity)
For a properly completed direct proof, the and the be . Everything in between is argument.
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