document.write( "Question 248709: Which do you prove with a geometric proof?
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Experiments are scientific tests conducted to determine the validity of a claim or to discover some property. Since you have to do some field work, a geometric proof won't do too well here.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Opinions aren't statements of fact. So you can't prove these either.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Postulates are statements that are basic truths assumed to be true (due to their obvious nature). An example is that a line is defined by two unique points in the plane. Because you use postulates to prove geometric propositions, you really can't use a geometric proof to prove them (as you'd be using circular logic).\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Theorems are propositions that can either be true or false. So in order to prove them, you can use geometric proofs (if appropriate). \r
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