## Every quadrilateral has a side such that the other two vertices lie on the same side

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Show that every quadrilateral (convex or not) has a side $\overline{XY}$ such that the other two vertices lie on the same side of the line $\overleftrightarrow{XY}$. (From Edwin E. Moise Elementary Geometry from and Advanced Standpoint 3rd Ed.)

Proof: Given quadrilateral WXYZ. We have segments $\overline{WX}$ , $\overline{XY}$ , $\overline{YZ}$ , and $\overline{ZW}$ that intersect at the corners of the quadrilateral.

Now by Incedence Axiom 1, segment $\overline{ZW}$ has points Z and W which are contained in one and only one line, $\overleftrightarrow{ZW}$ . By incidence axiom 3 and the definition of a quadrilateral, this line is entirely contained in the plane containing the quadrilateral.

By the plane separation theorem, this line divides the plane containing the quadrilateral into two half-planes.

Now consider the segments $\overline{WX}$ and $\overline{YZ}$ . Since W is on the line, X must lie in one half-plane. Similarly, since Z is on the line, Y must lie in one half-plane. So X and Y must lie in either the same half-plane or opposite half-planes determined by the line $\overleftrightarrow{ZW}$ .

If X and Y lie in opposite half-planes, then the side of the quadrilateral, $\overline{XY}$ , would have to intersect the line $\overleftrightarrow{ZW}$ by the plane separation theorem. If $\overline{XY}$ intersects $\overline{ZW}$ , this is a contradiction which proves that X amd Y lie in the same half-plane which proves that W and Z lie on the same side of the line $\overleftrightarrow{XY}$ .

If $\overline{XY}$ intersects the line $\overleftrightarrow{ZW}$ outside the segment $\overline{ZW}$ , then Z and W lie in the same half-plane determined by the line $\overleftrightarrow{XY}$ .