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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Betweenness of points anyone?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

What do you mean?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Like, what do you need to solve or understand of this theorem?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Betweenness is the property of lines in certain geometries, which allows one to talk about when a third point is between two points. Betweenness is equivalent to the line being a linear order of its points. The Betweenness of Points Theorem states that: A point is between two other points on the same line iff its coordinate is between their coordinates. If A-B-C, then AB + BC = AC. The notation A-B-C means that A, B, and C are points on a line, and B is between A and C. In other words, it looks like <-------------+-----+-------------+-------> A B C Betweenness Theorem says that whenever B is between A and C, you can add the distances AB and BC to get the distance AC: AC |<----------------->| AB BC |<--->|<----------->| <-------------+-----+-------------+-------> A B C If B were NOT between A and C, you couldn't do that.

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