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FIGURE 3.22: µ(LBAD) < µ(LBAC) if and only if D is in the interior of LBAC
We will prove the contrapositive of the second half of the theorem. Suppose AD is
not between rays AB and AĆ (hypothesis). We must prove that µ(LBAD) > µ(LBAC).
Section 3.5
The Crossbar Theorem and the Linear Pair Theorem
55
If D lies on AĆ, then µ(LBAD) = µ(LBAC). Otherwise, C is in the interior of ZBAD
(Lemma 3.4.4). Therefore, µ(LBAD) > µ(LBAC) (by the first half of the theorem). O
The Betweenness Theorem for Rays is used in the proof of the existence of angle
bisectors just as the Betweenness Theorem of Points was used in the proof of the existence
of midpoints.
Definition 3.4.6. Let A, B, and C be three noncollinear points. A ray AD is an angle
bisector of LBAC if D is in the interior of LBAC and µ(LBAD) = µ(LDAC).
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FIGURE 3.23: The angle bisector
Theorem 3.4.7 (Existence and Uniqueness of Angle Bisectors). If A, B, and C are three
noncollinear points, then there exists a unique angle bisector for LBAC.
Proof. Exercise 1.
KERCISES 3.4
1. Prove existence and uniqueness of angle bisectors (Theorem 3.4.7).
`AB, and let
2. Let A and B be two points, let H be one of the half-planes of l =
{LBAE| E E H}. Define ƒ : A –→ (0, 180) by f(LBAE) = µ(LBAE).
(a) Prove that f is a one-to-one correspondence.
(b) Prove that AF is between AB and AÉ if and only if f(LBAF) is between 0 and
f(LBAE).
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5 THE CROSSBAR THEOREM AND THE LINEAR PAIR THEOREM
Before proceeding to the final postulate, we pause to prove two fundamental theorems
of plane geometry, the Crossbar Theorem and the Linear Pair Theorem. Both are often
taken as axioms. Readers who are anxious to move more quickly past the foundations
can also do that: it is logically acceptable to take the statements as additional axioms and
to move on. The proofs can be revisited later when the reader is in a better position to
appreciate the power and importance of the results. The main goal we wish to accomplish
in this chapter is to lay out explicitly all the basic facts that Euclid took for granted in his
proofs; the goal of making those assumptions explicit is much more important that the
secondary goal of trying to find a minimal set of necessary assumptions.
The proof of the first theorem relies heavily on the following preliminary result,
which is known as the "Z-Theorem" because of the shape of the diagram that accompanies
it. The Z-Theorem is an easy consequence of Theorem 3.3.9.
Theorem 3.5.1 (The Z-Theorem). Let l be a line and let A and D be distinct points on l.
If B and E are points on opposite sides of l, then AB N DÉ
Ø.
Transcribed Image Text:D A В FIGURE 3.22: µ(LBAD) < µ(LBAC) if and only if D is in the interior of LBAC We will prove the contrapositive of the second half of the theorem. Suppose AD is not between rays AB and AĆ (hypothesis). We must prove that µ(LBAD) > µ(LBAC). Section 3.5 The Crossbar Theorem and the Linear Pair Theorem 55 If D lies on AĆ, then µ(LBAD) = µ(LBAC). Otherwise, C is in the interior of ZBAD (Lemma 3.4.4). Therefore, µ(LBAD) > µ(LBAC) (by the first half of the theorem). O The Betweenness Theorem for Rays is used in the proof of the existence of angle bisectors just as the Betweenness Theorem of Points was used in the proof of the existence of midpoints. Definition 3.4.6. Let A, B, and C be three noncollinear points. A ray AD is an angle bisector of LBAC if D is in the interior of LBAC and µ(LBAD) = µ(LDAC). A В FIGURE 3.23: The angle bisector Theorem 3.4.7 (Existence and Uniqueness of Angle Bisectors). If A, B, and C are three noncollinear points, then there exists a unique angle bisector for LBAC. Proof. Exercise 1. KERCISES 3.4 1. Prove existence and uniqueness of angle bisectors (Theorem 3.4.7). `AB, and let 2. Let A and B be two points, let H be one of the half-planes of l = {LBAE| E E H}. Define ƒ : A –→ (0, 180) by f(LBAE) = µ(LBAE). (a) Prove that f is a one-to-one correspondence. (b) Prove that AF is between AB and AÉ if and only if f(LBAF) is between 0 and f(LBAE). A 5 THE CROSSBAR THEOREM AND THE LINEAR PAIR THEOREM Before proceeding to the final postulate, we pause to prove two fundamental theorems of plane geometry, the Crossbar Theorem and the Linear Pair Theorem. Both are often taken as axioms. Readers who are anxious to move more quickly past the foundations can also do that: it is logically acceptable to take the statements as additional axioms and to move on. The proofs can be revisited later when the reader is in a better position to appreciate the power and importance of the results. The main goal we wish to accomplish in this chapter is to lay out explicitly all the basic facts that Euclid took for granted in his proofs; the goal of making those assumptions explicit is much more important that the secondary goal of trying to find a minimal set of necessary assumptions. The proof of the first theorem relies heavily on the following preliminary result, which is known as the "Z-Theorem" because of the shape of the diagram that accompanies it. The Z-Theorem is an easy consequence of Theorem 3.3.9. Theorem 3.5.1 (The Z-Theorem). Let l be a line and let A and D be distinct points on l. If B and E are points on opposite sides of l, then AB N DÉ Ø.
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