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Grade 9 Math Activity - Term 2 (2023-2024)

This document provides instructions for two activities to verify geometry theorems - the degree measure theorem in a circle and the mid-point theorem. The activities guide students through drawing circles and triangles, finding angles and mid-points, making cuts and overlays to demonstrate that the angle subtended by an arc at the center is double that at any other point, and that the line through mid-points of two sides of a triangle is parallel to the third side and half its length.

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Grade 9 Math Activity - Term 2 (2023-2024)

This document provides instructions for two activities to verify geometry theorems - the degree measure theorem in a circle and the mid-point theorem. The activities guide students through drawing circles and triangles, finding angles and mid-points, making cuts and overlays to demonstrate that the angle subtended by an arc at the center is double that at any other point, and that the line through mid-points of two sides of a triangle is parallel to the third side and half its length.

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MANAV RACHNA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

SESSION: 2023 – 2024


GRADE – IX
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Activity1- To Verify the Degree Measure
Theorem in a Circle
OBJECTIVE
To verify that the angle subtended by an arc of a circle at the centre is double the angle subtended
by it at an point on the remaining part of the circle.
Materials Required
1. Coloured drawing sheets
2. Cardboard
3. Geometry box
4. White paper
5. Adhesive
6. Transparent sheet
7. Cutter/Scissors

Prerequisite Knowledge
1. All the basic knowledge related to the circle.
2. Angle subtended by an arc.
Theory
1. The collection of all the points in a plane, which are at a fixed distance from a fixed point in
the plane, is called a circle. The fixed point is called the centre of the circle, the line segment
joining the centre and any point on the circle is called radius of circle.
2. The length of the complete circle is called its circumference.
3. A piece of a circumference of circle between two points is called an arc.

4. Angle Subtended by an Arc of a Circle


Let we have a circle with centre at O and AB be its arc. Here, ∠AOB is the angle subtended
by arc AB ( ) at the centre of the circle.

Also, ∠AP is the angle subtended by arc AB ( ) at a point P on the remaining part of the
circle.
Procedure
1. Take an A4 size and by using a pair of compasses draw a circle of suitable radius on it.
2. Cut out a circle of suitable radius with centre O from the sheet and paste it in the notebook.
3. Take a pair of points Q and R on the circle to obtain the arc QR. (see Fig. 23.3)

4. To obtain the angle subtended by arc QR at centre O, join the points Q and R to the centre
O. (see Fig. 23.3)
5. Taking a point P on the remaining part of circle, join it to Q and R to get ∠QPR subtended by
arc QR on point P on the remaining part of circle, (see Fig. 23.3)
6. Mark ∠QPR and ∠QOR.
7. Make a cut out of a pair of ∠QPR using transparent sheet, (see Fig. 23.4)

Fig. 23.4

8. Draw a replica of fig 23.3


9. Now, place the pair of cut outs of ∠QPR on the ∠QOR on replica of fig 23.3, adjacent to
each other, (see Fig. 23.5)

Fig. 23.5
Demonstration
Here, ∠QOR = 2 ∠QPR
We find that the angle subtended by an arc at the centre is double the angle subtended by it at
any point on the remaining part of circle.
Observation
By actual measurement, ∠QOR = ………… ,
∠QPR = ………… ,
Therefore, ∠QOR = 2 ………… .
Result
We find that the angle subtended by an arc at the centre is double the angle subtended by it at
any point on the remaining part of the circle.
Application
The property is used in proving many other important results such as opposite angles of a cyclic
quadrilateral are always supplementary angles and angles in the same segment of a circle are
always equal.
TO HELP HERE IS A LINK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaeOT-J0jt0

Activity2 - To Verify The Mid-point Theorem


Objective
To verify that in a triangle, the line joining the mid-points of any two sides is parallel to the third
side and half of it by paper folding and pasting.
Prerequisite Knowledge

1. Concept of angles, triangles and mid-points.


2. Concept of corresponding angles: If a transversal cuts two straight lines such that
their corresponding angles are equal, then the lines are parallel.
Materials Required
Coloured papers, a pair of scissors, pencil, eraser, glue-stick, white sheet.
Procedure
1. Draw ∆ABC on the yellow-coloured paper of any measurement and paste it on white
sheet.
2. Find mid-points of the two sides (say AB and AC) of a triangle by paper folding. We
obtain D and E as mid-points of AB and AC respectively in 1st triangle.

3. Draw horizontal line DE. Similarly find mid-point of side BC and name it F as shown in
fig. (ii).

4. Trace and cut identical ∆ABC and cut it along line DE as shown in fig.(iii).

5. Paste this cut out of triangle ADE [fig. (iii) ] on ∆ABC of fig. (ii) such that AE coincides
with EC and ED lies on CB and point D coincides with F as shown in fig. (iv).
6. ∆ADE completely covers ∆EFC.
Observation
We observe that ∆ADE exactly overlaps ∆EFC.
∴ ∠1 = ∠2 (corresponding angles)
AC is any transversal line intersecting the lines DE and BC.
∴ DE || BC.
By paper folding we observe that, in fig (iv) F, the mid - point of BC coincides with D.
∴ DE = FC (As DE superimposes on FC)
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or DE = FC = 2 BC
Result
Hence, it is verified that the line joining the mid-points of two sides of a triangle is parallel to third
side and half of it.
Learning Outcome
Line segment joining the mid-points of any two sides of a triangle is parallel to the third side and is
equal to half of it. This is true for all types of triangles like acute-angled triangle, obtuse-angled
triangle and right-angled triangle.

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