Segment Addition Postulate Calculator

The segment addition postulate calculator allows you to apply this property by adding the lengths of two adjacent segments and finding the value of the total segment. We will also see the definition of the segment addition postulate, how the segment addition calculator works, and examples of the segment addition postulate.

The definition of the segment addition postulate states that if we have a line segment AC and a point B within it, the sum of the lengths of the segments AB and BC will give the total length of AC.

Given a line segment AC and a point B in between, if we know the lengths AB and BC, we can find AC using the equation AC = AB + BC.

The segment addition property (which is based on the distances between points) is used in this segment addition postulate calculator, which also helps you find if a particular point lies on a line segment if the lengths are known.

If the sum of the segments equals the total length, the points must be on the same line, and we say they are collinear. The calculator can check if this is the case by selecting the mode I want to... check if points are collinear.

For instance, in a line segment AC, if you know that AB = 10 cm and BC = 20 cm, here's how you can find the total length of AC:

1. Enter 10 cm for AB in the segment addition postulate calculator;
2. Enter 20 cm for BC; and
3. Voilà! Using the segment addition property, we can see that the total length of AC is 30 cm!

The extra-cool feature is that if you know the total length and the length of one segment, the calculator will automatically find the length of the other segment for you!

As a special case, if we know that a segment AC is bisected by point B, then we can see that AB and BC are equal!

So, for instance, if we know that AB is 10 cm, then using the segment bisector property, it would mean BC is also equal to 10 cm, which would give us the value of AC as 20 cm using this segment addition calculator.

There's also a special case of segment division, called the golden ratio, in which the ratio of the total segment to the larger segment, is equal to the ratio of the larger segment to the smaller segment. If the segment lengths follow this property, we say they are in golden ratio, which is approximately equal to 1.618.

The practical applications of this segment addition postulate calculator can also be extended to random scenarios as follows:

• You happen to cut a thread into two or more pieces and want to find the total length of the original thread — just add up the individual lengths!

• You have bent a stretch of wire to form a rectangle and want to find the total length of the wire — just add up the lengths of the individual sides!

• You want to split an ultra-long sandwich among your friends for lunch — simply divide the total length of the sandwich by the number of people, and enjoy your share!

Some of our interesting calculators with applications of addition in different contexts are:

• Vector addition calculator;
• Perimeter of a polygon calculator; and
• Velocity addition calculator.