Geometry Ch 5 Notes: More About Triangles DRHS 2022

Chapter 5 More About Triangles

Date Day Assignment

Tuesday 11/29/22 Notes: 5.1 Notes
Wednesday 11/30/22 HW: 5.1 Worksheet
Thursday 12/01/22 Notes: 5.2 Notes
Friday 12/02/22 HW: 5.2 Worksheet
Monday 12/05/22 Notes: 5.3 Notes
Tuesday 12/06/22 HW: 5.3 Worksheet
Wednesday 12/07/21 Chapter 5 Project
Thursday 12/08/21 HW: Semester Review Worksheet #1

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5.1 Notes: Inequalities in Triangles

Objectives:
• Students will be able to use relationships between sides and angles of a triangle.
• Students will be able to find range of values for an unknown side of a triangle.
• Students will be able to determine if a triangle can be created when given three side
lengths.

Exploration #1: Use the following link to explore angles and sides in a triangle:
https://www.geogebra.org/m/kd6SuMfY
Click on the vertices of the triangle to change the angle measurements.

• Which angle is the largest? Which side is the largest?

• Which angle is the smallest? Which side is the smallest?

• Move the vertices of the triangle around. Repeat the questions above.

• What do you notice?

• Make a conjecture (“guess”) about the relationship between the size of angles and sides in a triangle.

In any triangle,
the largest angle is
_______________ the
Inequalities in a ____________ side.
Triangle Also, the smallest angle is
______________ the
______________ side.

Examples 1 – 2: Identify the longest side and the shortest side in each triangle. Reminder:
diagrams are not always drawn to scale.
1) 2) You try!

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Examples 3 – 4: Identify the largest and smallest angle in each triangle. Reminder: diagrams
are not always drawn to scale.

3) 4) You try!

5) ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 is shown to the right.

List the sides of the triangle in order from least to greatest.

6) List the angles of the triangle shown to the left in order from least to greatest.

7) ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 is shown to the right. Which statement below is TRUE?

A) BC is the largest side in the triangle.

B) AC is the smallest side in the triangle.
C) AC is the largest side in the triangle.
D) It is not possible to find out which side is the largest in the triangle.

Reminder of inequality symbols: < >

8) Which statement(s) below are true for the triangle shown? Select all that apply.
A) 𝑚∠𝑃 < 𝑚∠𝑄
B) 𝑚∠𝑄 < 𝑚∠𝑅
C) 𝑚∠𝑅 < 𝑚∠𝑄
D) 𝑚∠𝑅 < 𝑚∠𝑃 < 𝑚∠𝑄

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Exploration #2: Use the following link to explore the lengths of sides in a triangle:
https://www.geogebra.org/m/K5CEeBEu
Click on the slider to change the lengths of segments. Move the vertices around to form (connect) a triangle.

• Can any combination of side lengths form a triangle?

• Find a combination of side lengths that cannot form a triangle. Write down the side lengths:

• Make a conjecture (“guess”) about the relationship of the lengths of sides that must be true in order
for a triangle to be formed.

For any real triangle, the sum

Triangle of any two side lengths must
Inequality
Theorem
be _______________ than the
third side length.

Examples: For #9 – 14, decide if the given sides could form a real triangle or not.
9) 3, 10, 5 10) 7, 7, 13 11) 5, 5, 10

You try!
12) 9, 6, 11 13) 4, 8, 4 12) 3, 18, 12

13) Create side lengths for a triangle that would not connect to form a real triangle. Explain
your reasoning for choosing these side lengths.

Range of values:

Examples: For #16 – 20, given two known sides of a triangle, find the range of values for
the missing side that would create a real triangle.
15) 5, 12 16) 8, 8 17) 10, 3

You try!
18) 22, 30 19) 1, 2 20) 10, 10

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5.2 Notes: Perpendicular Bisectors

Objectives:
• Students will be able to use perpendicular bisectors to solve problems.
• Students will be able to use the Perpendicular Bisector Theorem.

𝒎 ⊥ 𝒍:
If two lines are perpendicular

Perpendicular (⊥), then they

(reminder) _________________ to create
four ____________ angles.

⃡ 𝐛𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝑨𝑩
𝑪𝑫 ̅̅̅̅.
A segment bisector divides a
Segment
Bisector segment into two
(reminder) _______________ segments.

If a segment is a ⃡𝑪𝑷 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 ⊥ 𝐛𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐟 ̅̅̅̅

𝑨𝑩.
perpendicular bisector, then it
Perpendicular is _________ to the segment
Bisector and also ___________ the
segment.

For Examples #1 – 3: Given: 𝑯𝑭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 ⊥ 𝐛𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝑮𝑬.

1) Find x. 2) Find y. 3) Find z.

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You Try! For Examples #4 – 6: Given: 𝑮𝑬 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 ⊥ 𝐛𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝑯𝑭.

4) Find x. 5) Find y. 6) Find z.

For Examples 7 – 8, fill in the blanks to create a true statement for each diagram.

7) ________ ⊥ bis of ________ 8) You try! ________ ⊥ bis of ________

Exploration #1: Explore what happens when points are on a perpendicular bisector. Click
on this link:
https://www.geogebra.org/m/KonTw1JA#:~:text=Perpendicular%20Bisector%20Theorem%2
0(selias33)%20A,the%20endpoints%20of%20that%20segment.
1) Click on the box that says “Points on Bisector”.
2) Move points F and G around on the bisector. What do you notice?

3) Unclick the box that says “Points on Bisector”. Click the box for “Points NOT on
bisector”. What do you notice?

4) Make a conjecture (“guess”) about what happens when points are on a

perpendicular bisector.

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Perpendicular Bisector Theorem

If a point is on the
perpendicular bisector of a
Perpendicular
Bisector segment, then it
Theorem is______________________
from the endpoints of the
bisected segment.

Examples 9 – 10: Find x.

9) You try! 10)

For #11 – 14: Given that 𝑋𝑍 is the ⊥ bisector of 𝑊𝑌.

11) Find x. 12) Find y.

13) Find the perimeter of ∆𝑊𝑌𝑍. 14) Find the area of ∆𝑊𝑌𝑍 if ZX = 20.7.
1
Hint: 𝐴 = 𝑏ℎ
2

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5.3 Notes: Medians and Altitudes

Objectives:
• Students will be able to solve problems involving medians.
• Students will be able to solve problems involving altitudes.

If a segment is a median in a
triangle, then it connects one
Median in a _____________ of the triangle
triangle to the _______________ of the
opposite side.

Example 1: Given that 𝑳𝑶 is a median, 𝑶𝑴 = 7, 𝑳𝑵 = 𝟔, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝑳𝑴 = 𝟖.

a) Find 𝑂𝑁. b) Find 𝑁𝑀.

c) Find the perimeter of ∆𝐿𝑁𝑀.

You try! Example 2: Given that 𝑨𝑭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧, 𝑨𝑩 = 𝟏𝟎, 𝑩𝑪 = 𝟏𝟐, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝑨𝑪 = 𝟏𝟏.
a) Find 𝐵𝐹. b) Find 𝐹𝐶.

c) Find the perimeter of ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶.

Examples 3 – 4: Find x and the length of 𝐶𝐷 if AB is a median.

3) You try! 4)

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If a segment is an altitude
of a triangle, then it is
Altitude of a drawn from one
Triangle ____________ and is
____________________ to
the opposite side.

Examples 5 – 7: Given the diagram shown, where 𝐴𝐶 is an altitude.

5) Find x. 6) Find y.

7) Find z.

You try! Examples 8 – 9: Given that 𝑫𝑩 is an altitude.

8) Find a. 9) Find c.

Challenge: Find the area of ∆𝐴𝐵𝐷.

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SSS SAS ASA

Methods to
Prove
Congruent
Triangles AAS HL (right triangles only)
(Reminder)

For examples 10 – 14, determine why each pair of triangles are congruent. Use the
diagram and the given information.

10) Given: 𝐷𝐵 is a median. 11) Given: DB is an altitude.

You try #12 and 13!

12) Given: 𝐷𝐵 is an altitude 13) Given: DB is the ⊥bisector of 𝐴𝐶.

Challenge: Both #10 and #13 have more than one solution. See if you can find an alternative
way to prove the triangles are congruent.

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Ch 5 Study Guide
• 5.1:
o Inequalities in a Triangle:
▪ The largest angle is opposite the longest side.
▪ The smallest angle is opposite the smallest side.
• 5.2:
o Perpendicular bisector: A line or segment that is both perpendicular to and bisects a
segment.
o Perpendicular Bisector Theorem: If a point is on the perpendicular bisector of a
segment, then that point is equidistant to the endpoints of the segment.
• 5.3:
o Median: A segment connecting a vertex of a triangle and the midpoint of the opposite
side.
o Altitude: A segment drawn from a vertex of a triangle, perpendicular to the opposite
side.

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