5.3 Medians, Altitudes, Angle and Perpendicular Bisectors (5.1-5.2

5.3 Medians, Altitudes, Angle and Perpendicular Bisectors (5.1-5.2

5.3 Medians, Altitudes, Angle and Perpendicular Bisectors (5.1­5.2).notebookDecember 04, 2013 Lesson 5.3 Medians, Altitudes, Angle Bisector & Perpendicular Bisectors 1 5.3 Medians, Altitudes, Angle and Perpendicular Bisectors (5.1­5.2).notebookDecember 04, 2013 VOCABULARY In a triangle, an angle bisector is a segment from the VERTEX of the angle to its opposite side on the ray______________ the angle. is an angle bisector of ∆ABD from vertex A to side Angle Bisector 2 5.3 Medians, Altitudes, Angle and Perpendicular Bisectors (5.1­5.2).notebookDecember 04, 2013 A median of a triangle is a segment drawn from a VERTEX to the MIDPOINT of the opposite side. is a median of ∆FGH from vertex F to side . 3 5.3 Medians, Altitudes, Angle and Perpendicular Bisectors (5.1­5.2).notebookDecember 04, 2013 An altitude of a triangle is a perpendicular segment drawn from a VERTEX to the line that contains the OPPOSITE side. An altitude may lie outside of the triangle. It may also be a side of the triangle. In these two triangles, is an altitude of In ∆PRQ, is the ∆KLM from vertex L. altitude from P and is the altitude from R. 4 5.3 Medians, Altitudes, Angle and Perpendicular Bisectors (5.1­5.2).notebookDecember 04, 2013 A perpendicular bisector of a side of a triangle is a line perpendicular to a side through the MIDPOINT of the side. A perpendicular bisector of in ∆ABC is shown. 5 5.3 Medians, Altitudes, Angle and Perpendicular Bisectors (5.1­5.2).notebookDecember 04, 2013 Examples Given obtuse triangle ∆AGD with obtuse angle ∠G, and . Identify a median, an angle bisector, an altitude and a perpendicular bisector. 1. Name an angle bisector. __________ 2. Name a median. __________ 3. Name a perpendicular bisector. __________ 4. Name an altitude. __________ 6 5.3 Medians, Altitudes, Angle and Perpendicular Bisectors (5.1­5.2).notebookDecember 04, 2013 Practice Use the figure to the right. 1. Name an angle bisector. __________ 2. Name a median. __________ 3. Name a perpendicular bisector. __________ 4. Name an altitude. __________ 7 5.3 Medians, Altitudes, Angle and Perpendicular Bisectors (5.1­5.2).notebookDecember 04, 2013 PERPENDICULAR BISECTOR THEOREM A point is on the perpendicular bisector of a segment if and only if it is equidistant from the endpoints of the segment. C F CP is the perpendicular E bisector of AB A P B 8.

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