WITHOUT USING A PERPENDICULAR BISECTOR to the base(making two triangles)and allowing for ONLY ONE extra auxiliary/constructed line Prove: If the base angles of a triangle are congruent, then the triangle is isosceles, in 8-12 two column steps
A. Draw and label a diagram that includes:
1. A triangle with each vertex and the given information labeled
2. All other information needed to present the proof
B. Construct a formal proof of the theorem including:
1. Given statement
2. Other statements that lead to a proof of the theorem
3. A reason for each step
4. A conclusion that proves the theorem
-Cannot be used- The theorems- If the bases angles are congruent, then the triangle is isosceles.
The altitude of an isosceles triangle is a perpendicular bisector.
Do not assume it is isosceles to prove it is isosceles or assume it can be cut into two congruent triangles by using a perpendicular bisector without proving it first.
This provides a geometric proof regarding an isosceles triangle.