Triangle Side Analysis: Is AC a Side of Triangle BDC?

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 Determine whether AC is a side in the given triangle BDC

00:03 Identify the sides of triangle BDC

00:07 Mark the side with the two letters at the beginning/end of the line

00:11 These are the sides of triangle BDC

00:14 Therefore, we can observe that AC is not part of triangle BDC

00:17 This is the solution

Step-by-Step Solution

To determine whether AC is a side of triangle BDC, let us take the following steps:

Identify the vertices of triangle BDC, which are points B, D, and C.
Consider the sides of triangle BDC which are BD, DC, and BC, as each side is formed by connecting two vertices of the triangle.

Analysis:

Triangle BDC has exactly three sides, formed by the segments connecting vertices B, D, and C, which are:

Since segment AC does not connect any two vertices of triangle BDC, it cannot be a side of this triangle.

Thus, the statement "AC is a side of triangle BDC" is False.

Therefore, the solution to the problem is False.