SOLUTION: Given: L is the midpoint of line segment IE, line segment NE is congruent to NI. Prove that line segment NI bisects angle INE

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Question 240126: Given: L is the midpoint of line segment IE, line segment NE is congruent to NI. Prove that line segment NI bisects angle INE
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You can't prove that NI bisects angle INE. That's because NI doesn't bisect INE.

Now, if you were just being careless and actually meant to say "prove that NL bisects angle INE", then proceed thus: (Note: This system won't render the congruence symbol, so I have substituted the identity symbol (≡)

Given.

Definition of midpoint

Reflexive Property of Equality

SSS

CPCTC

bisects Definition of Angle Bisector


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