Skills Practice Workbook - Glencoe

2–3
NAME DATE PERIOD
Skills Practice
Congruent Segments
Use the number line to determine whether each statement is true or false. Explain
your reasoning.
K L M N O P S T
�9 �8 �7 �6 �5 �4 �3 �2 �1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1. L�M� is congruent to N�O�. 2. O�S� is congruent to O�L�.
false; LM � 1 and NO � 3 false; OS � 6 and OL � 5
3. M is the midpoint of L�N�. 4. P�S� is congruent to N�O�.
true; LM � 1 and MN � 1 true; PS � 3 and NO � 3
5. O is the midpoint of L�S�. 6. K�S� is congruent to L�T�.
false; OS � 6 and OL � 5 false; KS � 14 and LT � 15
7. P�S� is congruent to K�L�. 8. The origin is the midpoint of K�T�.
true; PS � 3 and KL � 3 true; the distance from K to the
origin is 9 and the distance
from T to the origin is 9
Determine whether each statement is true or false. Explain your reasoning.
9. If G�H� � A�Z�, then GH � AZ. true; definition of congruent segments
10. Every segment has only one midpoint. true; definition of midpoint
11. A ray cannot bisect a segment. False; a ray is a geometric figure that can
bisect a segment.
12. If D�E� � W�X� and W�X� � S�P�, then D�E� � S�P�. True; segment congruence is
transitive.
13. If a segment has been bisected, then it is separated into two congruent segments.
true; definition of segment bisector
14. If M is the midpoint of A�B�, then A�M� � M�B�. true; definition of midpoint
15. A plane cannot bisect a segment. False; a plane can bisect a segment.
16. If points A, B, and C are collinear, then B lies between A and C. False; the order
of the points may not be A, then B, then C.
17. A segment can have several midpoints. False; by definition, the midpoint is
unique, meaning only one.
18. If Y is between X and Z, then XY = YZ. False; Y does not have to be the
midpoint of X�Z�.
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