2. Measuring and Constructing Segments
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The Segment Addition Postulate can be used to compute the length between two points if there is a third point between the points. The three points must be collinear, which means they have to be on the same line.
As we can see in the picture, the point Y is not between W and Z. Therefore, we cannot use the Segment Addition Postulate to find the distance between W and Z.