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Plane Geometry - Bruce E. Shapiro

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Section 27Scalene and TriangleInequalityTheorem 27.1 (The Scalene Inequality) Let A, B, C be distinct noncollinearpoints. ThenAB > BC ⇐⇒ m(∠ACB) > m(∠BAC) (27.1)Proof. ( =⇒ ) See figure 27.1 (left hand side); the theorem says that sideA is longer than side C if and only if angle c > a. We will use the notationillustrated on the right hand side of the figure. The if we assume AB > BC,we need to show that γ > δ.Figure 27.1: Proof of the Scalene inequality (theorem 27.1).By the ruler postulate there exists a point D ∈ AB such that DB = BC.By the protractor postulate, γ > α.125

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