WSHS Math Team Lectures

Triangles
Example: Equations
Example: Practice

Calculate 3 + 4. Harder:

John has four apples and gives

one away. Calculate the mass of
the sun.
Triangles

● Areas
● Centers
● Theorems
● Similarity
Triangle Inequality
Area: Basics
Area: Basics (cont.)
All areas equivalent
Area: Heron’s Formula
Area: Practice

Calculate the area of a triangle with side

lengths 13, 14, and 15.
Law of Sines and Law of Cosines
Law of Sines

We will go over applications of

the LoS when discussing the
Angle Bisector Theorem and
Circumradius.
Law of Cosines
Law of Cosines: Derivatives
Law of Cosines: Practice

In triangle ABC, AB = 12 units Harder:

and AC = 9 units. Point D is on
A hexagon with side lengths 2, 2,
segment BC so that BD:DC = 2:1.
12, 12, 12, 12 in that order is
If AD = 6 units, what is the length
inscribed in a circle. Find the
of segment BC? Express your
radius of the circle. (2016-2017
answer in simplest radical form.
Mathleague)
(MathCounts 2011 National Sprint
#30)
Law of Cosines: Practice

Triangle ABC is reflected in

its median AM as shown. If
AE = 6, EC = 12, BD = 10,
and AB = k√3, compute k.
Centers and Circles
Centroid
Centroid

Intersection of all medians

Partitions the triangle into 6 equal regions

Divides medians into 2 lengths in ratio 2:1

Angle Bisectors
Angle Bisectors: Practice

A triangle has sides measuring 6 Harder:

m, 8 m, and 12 m. When the angle
Using Stewart’s theorem, derive an
bisector of the smallest angle is
expression for the length of the
drawn, what is the length, in
angle bisector of angle A to side
meters, of the smallest segment
BC in terms of a, b, and c.
into which it divides the opposite
side? (2016 Fall Startup Event)
Incenter and Incircle
Incenter and Incircle
Incenter and Incircle
Incenter and Incircle

Intersection of angle bisectors

Incenter and Incircle: Practice

Find the inradius of a triangle Harder:

with side lengths 13, 14, and 15.
The sides of triangle ABC form an
arithmetic sequence of integers.
Incircle I is tangent to AB, BC, and
CA at D, E, and F, respectively.
Given that DB = 3/2, FA = 1/2,
find the radius of I.
Perpendicular Bisectors
Circumcenter and Circumcircle
Circumcenter and Circumcircle
Circumcenter and Circumcircle: Practice

Find the circumradius of a triangle with side

lengths 13, 14, and 15.
Orthocenter
Similar Triangles
Similar Triangles: Practice

Diagonal AC is drawn in rectangle

ABCD. Points E and F are placed
on BC such that CE:EF:FB =
2:1:1. Let G be the intersection of
DF with AC and H the intersection
of DE with AC. Given that AD = 4
and AB = 8, find the length of GH.
Express your answer as a common
fraction in simplest radical form.