Arthur D. answered 04/18/15
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AC=BD Given
AC=AB+BC Segment Addition Postulate
BD=BC+CD Segment Addition Postulate
BD=AB+BC Substitution (substituted BD for AC because AC=BD was Given)
AB+BC=BC+CD Transitive Property of Equality
AB+BC+(-BC)=BC+(-BC)+CD Addition Property of Equality
AB+0=0+CD Addition Property of Opposites
AB=CD Addition Property of Zero or Additive Identity Property
AB≅CD Congruence Property (If 2 line segments have the same length then they are congruent)