SOLUTION: Given: B is between A and D;C is between A and D Prove: AB+BD=AC+CD

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Question 1148714: Given: B is between A and D;C is between A and D
Prove: AB+BD=AC+CD
Answer by greenestamps(13200) About Me  (Show Source):
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Since B is between A and D, AB+BD = BD.

Since C is also between A and D, AC+CD = BD.

Since AB+BD and AC+CD are both equal to BD, they are equal to each other.