SOLUTION: Good day! I am not very familiar with this type of math problem, can you please help me answer this? thank you! C is the midpoint of line segment AB. Show that AC= 1/2 AB and C

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Question 639113: Good day! I am not very familiar with this type of math problem, can you please help me answer this? thank you!
C is the midpoint of line segment AB. Show that AC= 1/2 AB and CB = 1/2 AB. Supply steps and reasons for this problem.
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Use the addition postulate to show that AC + CB = AB

Use the definition of midpoint to show AC = CB

Use Transitive Equality to say AC + AC = AB

Then 2AC = AB, which is to say AC = AB/2

Then use Transitive Equality to say CB + CB = AB, and so on...

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