Question

proofs

Answer 1

@jim_thompson5910 can you help?

Answer 2

any ideas?

Answer 3

i know its one of the first 3 options.

Answer 4

yes that's my thought as well because it doesn't make sense to start with statement I

Answer 5

i think its the first or thrid option

Answer 6

If it was choice A), then statement 3 comes first, then statement I, right?

Answer 7

but...how can we say DE is half of AC if we don't know anything about their lengths?

We would need to use the distance formula to find that out first right?

Answer 8

ah yes youre right!

Answer 9

so statement I must come after statement IV

Answer 10

just because statement I depends on statement IV

Answer 11

so that eliminates choice A)

Answer 12

because in choice A) I is not after IV

Answer 13

so were left with choice b or c

Answer 14

yes

Answer 15

the same logic can be applied to statements II and V

Answer 16

statement II depends on statement V (since parallel lines have equal slopes, we need the slopes first)

Answer 17

so its choice b

Answer 18

so statement II must come after statement V

Answer 19

and you are correct because C) has II before V

Answer 20

THANK YOU SO MUCH!

Answer 21

you're welcome