How do you solve proofs?

[Joanna Jackson]

I have no clue how to solve proofs..I look at my homework and :shock: :?

Given: ray SP bisects angle EST .
Prove: angle ESP is congruent to angle TSP

How do I prove that angle ESP is congruent to angle TSP? :?

How do I solve this?

 

[stapel]

Teaching proof techniques is a bit beyond what we can help with here. Fortunately, there are good online resources available, such as:

. . . . .Ask Dr. Math: About Proofs

With respect to this specific exercise:

Hint: What does an angle bisector do?

Eliz.

 

[Joanna Jackson]

Teaching proof techniques is a bit beyond what we can help with here. Fortunately, there are good online resources available, such as:

. . . . .Ask Dr. Math: About Proofs

With respect to this specific exercise:

Hint: What does an angle bisector do?

Eliz.

Thank you for the link Eliz

Hint: What does an angle bisector do?

I don't know

....

it separates an angle I guess

 

[stapel]

Hint: What does an angle bisector do?

I don't know... it separates an angle I guess

Look up the definition in your book.

Eliz.

 

[Joanna Jackson]

Hint: What does an angle bisector do?

I don't know... it separates an angle I guess

Look up the definition in your book.

Eliz.

it says bisect To devide a segment or an angle into two congruent parts.

 

[stapel]

it says bisect To devide a segment or an angle into two congruent parts.

So compare the definition with the "Given" and what you're supposed to prove. It's a one-step proof, "from the definition".

Eliz.