Integrated Math II Special Lines in Triangles

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Complete the following activity using geometers sketchpad. (Start ProgramsGPS 4.07) Print out your pages including a text box that has your name, block, course, and date. Be sure that the measurements of sides and angles appear next to the correct part of this assignment. Part 1: 1. Construct a triangle a. Use the line tool to make your first side b. Then continue from one of those points to make another line c. Then connect the first and last points 2. Mark the midpoint by a. Highlighting the base side b. Choosing construct Midpoint 3. Draw a line from the midpoint of the base to the top (opposite) vertex 4. Measure the distance of the base by a. Highlighting the base b. Choosing measure Length 5. Measure the distance from the vertex of the base to the midpoint by a. Highlighting both points (the vertex and midpoint) b. Choosing measure Distance 6. Measure the distance from the other vertex of the base to the midpoint 7. Make a text box that says, Part 1: the segment is a (Median, Angle Bisector, Perpendicular Bisector, or Altitude) Part 2: 1. Highlight your entire shape and copy it below. 2. Measure the angle formed by the base and the interior line by a. Highlighting the points that form the angle b. Choosing measure Angle 3. Move the top angle around until the measure of both the angles are close to 90o 4. Make a text box that says, Part 2: the segment is a (Median, Angle Bisector, Perpendicular Bisector, or Altitude) Part 3: 1. Construct a new triangle. 2. Construct a perpendicular line by a. Highlighting the top vertex (a point) and base (a line) b. Choosing construct Perpendicular Line 3. Measure the angle formed by the base and the perpendicular line by a. Highlighting the points that form the angle b. Choosing measure Angle 4. Make a text box that says, Part 3: the segment is a (Median, Angle Bisector, Perpendicular Bisector, or Altitude)

Part 4: 1. Construct a new triangle. 2. Mark the midpoint of the base by a. Highlighting the base side b. Choosing construct Midpoint 3. Construct a perpendicular line to the base by a. Highlighting the midpoint (a point) of the base and the base line (a line) b. Choosing construct Perpendicular Line 4. Make a text box that says, Part 4: the segment is a (Median, Angle Bisector, Perpendicular Bisector, or Altitude) Part 5: 1. Highlight your entire shape and copy it below. 2. Mark the midpoint of the base of one of the other sides 3. Construct perpendicular lines for that side by a. Highlighting the midpoint and the line b. Choosing construct Perpendicular Line 4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for the third line 5. Place a point where the three lines intersect by clicking there. 6. Measure the distance between the center point and each vertex by a. Clicking on the center point and a then click on one of the vertices b. Choosing Measure Distance c. Repeat steps a&b for each vertex 7. Make a textbook that says, Part 5: Looking at the side measurements I can conclude that about the (name for center point) of the triangle.

Part 6: 1. Draw any two lines that connect for form a top angle 2. Reflect one of the sides over the other by a. Double clicking on the side you want to flip over b. Then by clicking on the side you want to move c. Choosing Transform Reflect 3. Using a line connect the far left point and the far right point to make a triangle 4. Measure each of the top angles formed by a. Highlighting the points that form the angle b. Choosing measure Angle 5. Make a text box that says, Part 6: the segment is a (Median, Angle Bisector, Perpendicular Bisector, or Altitude)