document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=176021>Question 176021</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0078228808/algebrahomeworkh>Geometry</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> hi tutor! may you please help me with this complicated question. I already saw an answer posted to someone else's same question, but i dont think its right. can someone else help me pease with this one, i would rather have a different answer than the other one please.Thanks for the effort. i appreciate all your help.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Given: segment MP is congruent to segment QS. Segment NP is congruent to segment QR.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Prove: Segment MN is conruent to segment RS.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "M is on the top left, P is on the top right, Q is on the bottom left, S is on the bottom right, N is between M and P while R is between Q and S.Thanks again. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #131139 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=131139\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Is this what the figure looks like:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note: points N and R are not necessarily the midpoints\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Here's a two column proof<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<th>Statement</th><th>Reason</th>\r\n" );
document.write( "<tr><TD >1. Segment MP = Segment QS</TD><TD >Given</TD></tr>\r\n" );
document.write( "<tr><TD >2. Segment NP = Segment QR</TD><TD >Given</TD></tr>\r\n" );
document.write( "<tr><TD >3. MN + NP = MP</TD><TD >Segment Addition Postulate</TD></tr>\r\n" );
document.write( "<tr><TD >4. QR + RS = QS</TD><TD >Segment Addition Postulate</TD></tr>\r\n" );
document.write( "<tr><TD >5. NP + RS = QS</TD><TD >Substitution (see statement 2)</TD></tr>\r\n" );
document.write( "<tr><TD >6. MN + NP = NP + RS</TD><TD >Substitution (see statement 1)</TD></tr>\r\n" );
document.write( "<tr><TD >7. MN = RS</TD><TD >Addition Property of Equality</TD></tr>\r\n" );
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document.write( "Note: In statement 1, it is given that MP = QS. Since MP = MN + NP and QS = NP + RS, I did a substitution and plugged in these expressions into MP = QS to get MN + NP = NP + RS.\r<BR>\n" );
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