If $P, Q$ and $R$ are three points on a line and $Q$ lies between $P$ and $R,$ then prove that $P Q + Q R = P R C$ ( see figure )

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Solution

Since,
$\begin{matrix} P Q = Q R P Q + Q R = P R Q R = P R - P Q \end{matrix}$

Hence,proved

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