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Centers of Triangles or Points of Concurrency

Centers of Triangles or Points of Concurrency. Medians. Median. vertex to midpoint. Example 1. M. D. P. C. What is NC if NP = 18?. MC bisects NP…so 18/2. 9. N. If DP = 7.5, find MP. 15. 7.5 + 7.5 =. How many medians does a triangle have?. Three – one from each vertex.

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Centers of Triangles or Points of Concurrency

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  1. Centers of Triangles or Points of Concurrency

  2. Medians Median vertex to midpoint

  3. Example 1 M D P C What is NC if NP = 18? MC bisects NP…so 18/2 9 N If DP = 7.5, find MP. 15 7.5 + 7.5 =

  4. How many medians does a triangle have? Three – one from each vertex

  5. The medians of a triangle are concurrent. The intersection of the medians is called the CENTRIOD. They meet in a single point.

  6. Theorem The length of the segment from the vertex to the centroid is twice the length of the segment from the centroid to the midpoint. 2x x

  7. Example 2 In ABC, AN, BP, and CM are medians. If EM = 3, find EC. C EC = 2(3) N P E EC = 6 B M A

  8. Example 3 In ABC, AN, BP, and CM are medians. If EN = 12, find AN. C AE = 2(12)=24 AN = AE + EN N P E AN = 24 + 12 B AN = 36 M A

  9. C N P E B M A Example 4 In ABC, AN, BP, and CM are medians. If EM = 3x + 4 and CE = 8x, what is x? x = 4

  10. C N P E B M A Example 5 In ABC, AN, BP, and CM are medians. If CM = 24 what is CE? CE = 2/3CM CE = 2/3(24) CE = 16

  11. Angle Bisector Angle Bisector vertex to side cutting angle in half

  12. Example 1 W X 1 2 Z Y

  13. Example 2 F I G 5(x – 1) = 4x + 1 5x – 5 = 4x + 1 x = 6 H

  14. How many angle bisectors does a triangle have? three The angle bisectors of a triangle are ____________. concurrent The intersection of the angle bisectors is called the ________. Incenter

  15. The incenter is the same distance from the sides of the triangle. Point P is called the __________. Incenter

  16. A 8 D F L C B E Example 4 The angle bisectors of triangle ABC meet at point L. • What segments are congruent? • Find AL and FL. LF, DL, EL Triangle ADL is a right triangle, so use Pythagorean thm AL2 = 82 + 62 AL2 = 100 AL = 10 FL = 6 6

  17. Perpendicular Bisector Perpendicular Bisector midpoint and perpendicular (don't care about no vertex)

  18. Example 1: Tell whether each red segment is a perpendicular bisector of the triangle. NO NO YES

  19. Example 2: Find x 3x + 4 5x - 10 x = 7

  20. How many perpendicular bisectors does a triangle have? Three The perpendicular bisectors of a triangle are concurrent. The intersection of the perpendicular bisectors is called the CIRCUMCENTER.

  21. The Circumcenter is equidistant from the vertices of the triangle. PA = PB = PC

  22. Example 3: The perpendicular bisectors of triangle ABC meet at point P. Find DA. DA = 6 BA = 12 • Find BA. • Find PC. PC = 10 • Use the Pythagorean Theorem to find DP. B 6 DP2 + 62 = 102 DP2 + 36 = 100 DP2 = 64 DP = 8 10 D P A C

  23. Altitude Altitude vertex to opposite side and perpendicular

  24. Tell whether each red segment is an altitude of the triangle. The altitude is the “true height” of the triangle. YES NO YES

  25. How many altitudes does a triangle have? Three The altitudes of a triangle are concurrent. The intersection of the altitudes is called the ORTHOCENTER.

  26. Tell if the red segment is an altitude, perpendicular bisector, both, or neither? NEITHER ALTITUDE PER. BISECTOR BOTH

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