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Centers of Triangles or Points of Concurrency: You Can Do This, Guys!!
Centers of Triangles or Points of Concurrency: You Can Do This, Guys!!
Centers of Triangles or Points of Concurrency: You Can Do This, Guys!!
Points of Concurrency
You can do
this, guys!!
Median
Example 1
In MNP, MC and ND are medians.
M D P
C What is NC if NP = 18?
MC bisects NP…so 18/2 9
N
If DP = 7.5, find MP.
7.5 + 7.5 = 15
How many
medians does a
triangle have?
The medians of
a triangle are
concurrent.
The intersection of
the medians is
called the
CENTRIOD.
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.
Example 2
If EM = 3, find EC. C
EC = 2(3) N
P E
EC = 6 B
M
A
Example 3
In ABC, AN, BP, and CM are medians.
If EM = 3x + 4 and
CE = 8x, what is x? C
N
P E
x=4 M
B
A
Example 5
In ABC, AN, BP, and CM are
medians.
If CM = 24 what is
CE? C
CE = 2/3CM N
CE = 2/3(24) P E
B
CE = 16
M
A
Angle Bisector
Example 1
In WYZ, ZX bisects WZY . If m1 = 55,
find mWZY .
W mWZY 55 55
mWZY 110
X
1
2
Z Y
Example 2
In FHI, IG is an angle bisector. Find mHIG.
5( x 1) I
G (4 x 1)
5(x – 1) = 4x + 1
H 5x – 5 = 4x + 1
x=6
How many angle bisectors
does a triangle have?
three
The angle
bisectors of a
triangle are
concurrent
____________.
Point P is called
B
the __________.
Incenter
D
F P
A E C
Example 4
The angle bisectors of triangle ABC meet at point L.
• What segments are congruent? LF, DL, EL
• Find AL and FL.
Triangle ADL is a
A right triangle, so use
FL = 6 Pythagorean thm
8
D AL2 = 82 + 62
F AL2 = 100
L AL = 10
6
C E B
Altitude
Tell whether each red segment is an altitude of the
triangle.
The altitude is the
“true height” of
the triangle.
How many altitudes
does a triangle have?
The altitudes of
a triangle are
concurrent.
3x + 4 5x - 10
How many perpendicular
bisectors does a triangle
have?
The perpendicular
bisectors of a triangle
are concurrent.
PA = PB = PC
P
A C
Example 3: The perpendicular bisectors of
triangle ABC meet at point P.
• Find DA. DA = 6
• Find BA. BA = 12
• Find PC. PC = 10
DP2 = 64 P
A C
DP = 8
Tell if the red segment is an altitude,
perpendicular bisector, both, or neither?
NEITHER
ALTITUDE
PER.
BOTH BISECTOR
IN A NUT SHELL
Median – Centroid
Angle Bisector – Incenter
Altitude – Orthocenter
Perpendicular Bisector - Circumcenter
Angle Bisector: The Incentor is equidistance to
the sides
Perpendicular Bisector – the Circumcenter is
equidistance to the
vertex
The End
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