5.1 midsegment
DESCRIPTION
Midsegment theorem in triangles GeometryTRANSCRIPT
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MR. SAUCEDOGEOMETRY
MILBY HIGH SCHOOL
Midsegmentin triangles
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OBJECTIVE
To find measurements of triangles using its midsegments.
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WHAT IS A MIDSEGMENT?
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A TRIANGLE HAS 3 MIDSEGMENTS
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MIDSEGMENT LAB
Work in groups of 4You will have 25 minutes to complete lab.
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MIDSEGMENT THEOREM
Definition: The segment connecting the midpoints of two sides of
a triangle is parallel to the third side and is half as long as that side.
VISUAL:
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CHECKPOINT
All lines inside triangle ABC are midsegments.
1.What is the midsegment of AB: ______2.Line FE is parallel to _____3.Line FD is parallel to _____4.Line DE is parallel to _____5.If FE = 5, then AB= ____6.If FD=10, then CE= ____7.If AB=30, then FE= ____8.If CA=12, then DE=_____
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GUIDED EXAMPLE
If MP=2x-1, and BC=3x+5, what is MP and BC?
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If AD= 2x+4 and DB=3x-1, what is FE?
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INDEPENDENT PRACTICE
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HOMEWORK
Section 5.1, page 8-86Problems 1 – 9, 15
Pre AP: Add problem 19