This comprehensive worksheet guides students through the Segment Addition Postulate with fill-in-the-blank notes and varied practice problems.
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> If 3 points are ________, (on the same line segment), and B is between A and C, then ________.
✔ Answer:
- If 3 points are collinear, and B is between A and C, then
→ AB + BC = AC
This is the Segment Addition Postulate: When point B lies between points A and C on a line segment, the sum of the lengths of AB and BC equals the length of AC.
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## ✔ Examples:
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We are given:
- DF = 10
- DE = 7
- Points D, E, F are collinear with E between D and F.
Using the Segment Addition Postulate:
$$
DE + EF = DF
$$
$$
7 + EF = 10
$$
$$
EF = 10 - 7 = 3
$$
✔ Answer: EF = 3
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Given:
- MN = 2x
- NO = 3x + 7
- MO = MN + NO = 32
So:
$$
MN + NO = MO
$$
$$
2x + (3x + 7) = 32
$$
$$
5x + 7 = 32
$$
$$
5x = 25
$$
$$
x = 5
$$
✔ Answer: x = 5
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Given:
- RS = 7
- ST = 3x - 4
- TU = 4x
- RU = RS + ST + TU = 59
So:
$$
RS + ST + TU = RU
$$
$$
7 + (3x - 4) + 4x = 59
$$
$$
7 + 3x - 4 + 4x = 59
$$
$$
(3x + 4x) + (7 - 4) = 59
$$
$$
7x + 3 = 59
$$
$$
7x = 56
$$
$$
x = 8
$$
Now find TR. Note that TR = TS + SR?
Wait — look at the diagram:
Points are R → S → T → U
So TR is from T to R → that’s TS + SR?
But TR means from T to R, which goes backward.
But usually we take positive direction.
But let’s clarify: TR is the segment from T to R.
But since R–S–T–U, then TR = TS + SR?
Wait: Actually, TR = RS + ST, but in reverse.
But distance is always positive.
So:
- RS = 7
- ST = 3x - 4 = 3(8) - 4 = 24 - 4 = 20
So:
$$
TR = RS + ST = 7 + 20 = 27
$$
✔ Answer: TR = 27
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We have three segments:
- First: x
- Second: x + 15
- Third: 3x
- Total: 10x + 5
From the diagram, these three segments make up the total length:
$$
x + (x + 15) + 3x = 10x + 5
$$
Left side:
$$
x + x + 15 + 3x = 5x + 15
$$
Set equal:
$$
5x + 15 = 10x + 5
$$
Subtract 5x from both sides:
$$
15 = 5x + 5
$$
Subtract 5:
$$
10 = 5x \Rightarrow x = 2
$$
Now find each segment:
- First: x = 2
- Second: x + 15 = 2 + 15 = 17
- Third: 3x = 3(2) = 6
Check total: 2 + 17 + 6 = 25
Total given: 10x + 5 = 10(2) + 5 = 20 + 5 = 25 ✔
✔ Answer:
- x = 2
- Segments: 2, 17, 6
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Given: JK = MN
Prove: MN + KL = JL
Diagram: J — K — L (on one line)
And M — N (separate segment)
We’re told JK = MN.
We need to prove: MN + KL = JL
But notice: On the line J-K-L, by the Segment Addition Postulate:
$$
JK + KL = JL
$$
Since JK = MN (given), we can substitute:
$$
MN + KL = JL
$$
Now fill in the table:
| Statements | Reasons |
|-----------|--------|
| 1. JK = MN | 1. Given |
| 2. JK + KL = JL | 2. Segment Addition Postulate (K is between J and L) |
| 3. MN + KL = JL | 3. Substitution (Replace JK with MN) |
✔ Completed Proof
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## 📝 Final Answers Summary:
- If 3 points are collinear, and B is between A and C, then AB + BC = AC
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1. EF = 3
2. x = 5
3. TR = 27
4. x = 2, segments: 2, 17, 6
5. Proof completed as above.
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🔹 Segment Addition Postulate (Fill in the blank):
> If 3 points are ________, (on the same line segment), and B is between A and C, then ________.
✔ Answer:
- If 3 points are collinear, and B is between A and C, then
→ AB + BC = AC
This is the Segment Addition Postulate: When point B lies between points A and C on a line segment, the sum of the lengths of AB and BC equals the length of AC.
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## ✔ Examples:
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1. If DF = 10 and DE = 7, what is the length of EF?
We are given:
- DF = 10
- DE = 7
- Points D, E, F are collinear with E between D and F.
Using the Segment Addition Postulate:
$$
DE + EF = DF
$$
$$
7 + EF = 10
$$
$$
EF = 10 - 7 = 3
$$
✔ Answer: EF = 3
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2. If MO = 32, find the value of x.
Given:
- MN = 2x
- NO = 3x + 7
- MO = MN + NO = 32
So:
$$
MN + NO = MO
$$
$$
2x + (3x + 7) = 32
$$
$$
5x + 7 = 32
$$
$$
5x = 25
$$
$$
x = 5
$$
✔ Answer: x = 5
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3. If RU = 59, find TR.
Given:
- RS = 7
- ST = 3x - 4
- TU = 4x
- RU = RS + ST + TU = 59
So:
$$
RS + ST + TU = RU
$$
$$
7 + (3x - 4) + 4x = 59
$$
$$
7 + 3x - 4 + 4x = 59
$$
$$
(3x + 4x) + (7 - 4) = 59
$$
$$
7x + 3 = 59
$$
$$
7x = 56
$$
$$
x = 8
$$
Now find TR. Note that TR = TS + SR?
Wait — look at the diagram:
Points are R → S → T → U
So TR is from T to R → that’s TS + SR?
But TR means from T to R, which goes backward.
But usually we take positive direction.
But let’s clarify: TR is the segment from T to R.
But since R–S–T–U, then TR = TS + SR?
Wait: Actually, TR = RS + ST, but in reverse.
But distance is always positive.
So:
- RS = 7
- ST = 3x - 4 = 3(8) - 4 = 24 - 4 = 20
So:
$$
TR = RS + ST = 7 + 20 = 27
$$
✔ Answer: TR = 27
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4. Solve for x. Then find the length of each segment.
We have three segments:
- First: x
- Second: x + 15
- Third: 3x
- Total: 10x + 5
From the diagram, these three segments make up the total length:
$$
x + (x + 15) + 3x = 10x + 5
$$
Left side:
$$
x + x + 15 + 3x = 5x + 15
$$
Set equal:
$$
5x + 15 = 10x + 5
$$
Subtract 5x from both sides:
$$
15 = 5x + 5
$$
Subtract 5:
$$
10 = 5x \Rightarrow x = 2
$$
Now find each segment:
- First: x = 2
- Second: x + 15 = 2 + 15 = 17
- Third: 3x = 3(2) = 6
Check total: 2 + 17 + 6 = 25
Total given: 10x + 5 = 10(2) + 5 = 20 + 5 = 25 ✔
✔ Answer:
- x = 2
- Segments: 2, 17, 6
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5. Complete the proof.
Given: JK = MN
Prove: MN + KL = JL
Diagram: J — K — L (on one line)
And M — N (separate segment)
We’re told JK = MN.
We need to prove: MN + KL = JL
But notice: On the line J-K-L, by the Segment Addition Postulate:
$$
JK + KL = JL
$$
Since JK = MN (given), we can substitute:
$$
MN + KL = JL
$$
Now fill in the table:
| Statements | Reasons |
|-----------|--------|
| 1. JK = MN | 1. Given |
| 2. JK + KL = JL | 2. Segment Addition Postulate (K is between J and L) |
| 3. MN + KL = JL | 3. Substitution (Replace JK with MN) |
✔ Completed Proof
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## 📝 Final Answers Summary:
Postulate Fill-in:
- If 3 points are collinear, and B is between A and C, then AB + BC = AC
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Examples:
1. EF = 3
2. x = 5
3. TR = 27
4. x = 2, segments: 2, 17, 6
5. Proof completed as above.
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