document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=250332>Question 250332</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> well, i have no specific= question. I just CANNOT understand the proofs in geometry, be it with triangles, lines, etc. Can anyone give me a clue as to how to understand them? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #182258 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=182258\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I would say that you missed a primary lesson in the beginning if you are at a total loss.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Geometric figures have certain properties.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We can learn more about them by knowing other facts about them<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For example we know that a square has four equal sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and four equal angles of 90 degrees.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We also know that opposite sides are parallel and adjacent sides are perpendicular.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Some of this we know from the definition of a square some we know from deduction and properties of rectangles and parallelograms. A square is a special type of rectangle and rectangles are a special kind of parallelogram.\r<BR>\n" );
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