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Yeah I'm not understanding my proofs homework at all. This is very frustrating. Does anyone have any knowledge about logic statements who can help me out?
Start with what you know is true. So, write out your givens. From your givens, write out what you can assume to be true, even if you might not use it in the problem. So, if you are given "X is a right angle" and a picture of a triangle. You could then write, X=90 degrees, Angle Y + Angle Z = 180 etc. Use these assumptions to finish your proof. Try to find 2 parts of the proof that are clearly related and work on melding those together.
Usually, if something is mentioned in a proof, it is important. So, if it is given that Jill can run 5 miles, Johnny can run 2 miles, and Jenny has an older brother. Even though having an older brother seems irrelevant at first glance, it is probably important later in the problem.