document.write( "Question 524491: for someone who is seriously struggling in proofs,(and i have met with multiple tutors about this so i am trying), is there anything i can do to help myself OTHER THAN JUST DOING ALOT OF THEM.... \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #347923 by richard1234(7193) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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They always say \"practice makes perfect.\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If I were you, I would look at some examples of proofs and ask myself, \"Why must this always be true?\" Then I would try some (or many) on my own. Note that proofs are not found exclusively in geometry courses; they come up in every branch of mathematics. Therefore you could try proving theorems from other areas of mathematics as well.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Above all, don't get scared! I see many students (including myself, sometimes) attempt to prove a question or theorem that they have never seen before, and shudder in fear, having absolutely no idea what to do (as a note, this happened to me when I had to prove that, in triangle ABC, tan B tan C = 3 if and only if the Euler line is parallel to BC).\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " In this case, you want to really sink your teeth into the problem: read word by word, draw pictures or diagrams, use whatever techniques are necessary. This enabled me to prove the Euler line problem in about half an hour. \n" ); document.write( "

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