Question

GEOMETRY HELP PLEASE? BEST ANSWER AWARDED!
Whats the first thing you have to construct to prove the isosceles triangle theorem?
What's the difference between illustrating a theorem and proving it?

Answer 1

@jcoury do you know any of this?

Answer 2

@geny55 do you know any of this?

Answer 3

im in geometry but i don't know what that theorem is

Answer 4

dang, thanks anyways

Answer 5

@jcoury do you know the difference between illustrating a theorem vs proving it?

Answer 6

@madhu.mukherjee.946

Answer 7

nope sorry

Answer 8

first using your compass and straight edge, construct an isosceles triangle.

Answer 9

ok

Answer 10

what now

Answer 11

Using your compass and straight edge, bisect the vertex angle.

Answer 12

so is that the first thing you have to construct to prove the isosceles triangle theorem?

Answer 13

yeah

Answer 14

ok so just to be clear (sorry lol i just want to make sure i understand it) the first thing you have to construct to prove the isosceles triangle theorem is bisect the vertex angle right?

Answer 15

yes .But before that you need to construct the triangle

Answer 16

ok makes sense, thanks, could you help with the second question?

Answer 17

What's the difference between illustrating a theorem and proving it?

Answer 18

@madhu.mukherjee.946

Answer 19

to prove a theorem it means that you got to show that the theorem is valid

Answer 20

illustrating a theorem means to explain a theorem maybe with a diagram and also with the help of a proof sometimes

Answer 21

yeah i know what you mean but my teacher asked this: i want to talk about illustrating a theorem vs proving it, i dont get it, does she want the difference or something?

Answer 22

yeah she wants the difference

Answer 23

oh alright, thanks for your help! ill award you best response!

Answer 24

welcome!

Answer 25

@madhu.mukherjee.946 sorry i have one more question !

Answer 26

@madhu.mukherjee.946 sorry i have one more question !

Answer 27

file:///Users/Victor/Desktop/Screen%20Shot%202015-09-12%20at%2012.20.03%20PM.png @madhu.mukherjee.946

Answer 28

wait im trying to get the picture!

Answer 29

if you could please help me with this last one i promise its the last one! lol

Answer 30

ok pls wait

Answer 31

sure!