(D7) Special Segments Classwork-Practice
(D7) Special Segments Classwork-Practice
Given the following pictures and markings, identify if the dotted line is (a) an angle bisector, (b) a perpendicular bisector, (c) an altitude, or (d) a median. List all that apply.
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10. Fill in the blanks: a) The perpendicular bisectors meet at the _______________________. b) The altitudes meet at the _______________________. c) The medians meet at the _______________________. d) The angle bisectors meet at the _______________________.
11. This rectangle represents the Jones lot. The triangular region represents their backyard. The Jones want to build the largest possible circular pool in the back yard. How would you determine the location of the pool?
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Merry-go-round
12. The Smith Construction Company has been hired to install a new water fountain at Winstonian Park. They would like to find the best location for the fountain so that the walking distance from each of the three main pieces of playground equipment is the same. Locate the point and explain how you determined this.
Swing
13. You are a sculptor and have just completed a large metal mobile. You want to hang this mobile, made of a flat triangular metal plate, in the State Capitol. This triangular piece will hang so that it will be suspended with the triangular surface parallel to the ground. Locate the point and explain how you accomplished this.
See-Saw
14. Graph ABC on both grids below using the points A(4, -2), B(-2, 5), and C(0, -4). a. b.
15. Using the graph in 14a, find the midpoint of AB . (Hint: Midpoint Formula & slope are on your TAKS formula chart.) Label this point D on graph 14a. Connect point D to C. What special segment is CD ? midpoint of AB = (______, ______)
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16. Using the graph in 14b, find the midpoint of CA. Label this point E on graph 14b. Connect point E to point B. Now, find the slope of BE and AC . What kinds of lines are BE and AC ? Name the three special segments that BE could be. midpoint of CA = (______, ______) slope of BE = ______ slope of AC = ______
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11. Find the intersection of the angle bisectors (incenter). 12. Find the intersection of the perpendicular bisector (circumcenter). 13. Find the intersection of the medians (centroid). 14. a) B b) B
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