document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=772440>Question 772440</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Given:AB=BC<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Prove AC=2BC<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1. AB=BC (Given)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2. AB+BC=AC (Segment Addition Postulate)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3. BC+BC=AC (Substitution Property of Equality)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4. 2BC=AC (Distributive Property)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5. AC=2BC (Identity)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Identify the hypothesis, Argument and Conclusion. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The hypothesis is the what you are trying to prove. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in your case, the hypothesis is  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=AC=2BC ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"AC=2BC\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The conclusion is the last statement in your proof. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "in your case, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=AC=2BC ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"AC=2BC\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (Identity)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For a properly completed direct proof, the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=hypothesis ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"hypothesis\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=conclusion ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"conclusion\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=must ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"must\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=identical ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"identical\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. Everything in between is argument. </SPAN>\n" );
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