1.

2 Segments & Congruence

1.3 Midpoint
You must review your
Algebra skills for this section.
4 x - 12 = 20
+ 12 +12
4x = 32
4 4
x = 8
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 8x = 5x + 2
-5x -5x
3x = 2
3 3
x = 2/3
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 You try these:
50 = 8 X + 10

2X + 12 = 5X - 3

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 50 = 8X + 10
-10 - 10
40 = 8X
8 8
5 = X
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 2X + 12 = 5X - 3
-2X -2X
12 = 3X - 3
Get X’s +3 +3
on same
Side. 15 =
___ __ 3X
3 3
5 =X
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 B AB = 5 m
A
Segment AB has length 5 .
D CD = 5 m
C
Equal Measure AB = CD

Congruent AB @ CD
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 B
A Tic Marks mean
that figures are
CONGRUENT
D
C

Congruent AB @ CD
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 MIDPOINT - a point which
divides a segment into 2
congruent segments.
C
B
A __ ~ __
__ = BC
AB
B is the midpoint of AC. Use
tic marks to show congruence.
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 Bisector intersects the segment
at the midpoint. The bisector
can be a line, a segment or a ray.
A

C D
E
AB bisects CD
B
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Ex. XY bisects BG
Find n X G

B Y
2n + 4 = 12
-4 - 4
2n = 8
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n = 4
 Find the value of the midpoint.
4 4
l l l l l l l l l
5 9 13
(5 + 13) / 2 = Is there
18 / 2 = another
9 Method??
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Find midpoint of AB.

AB is 4 units.
1/2 of that is 2.
Count 2 over A B
from A.
(-1, 3)
 Make a sketch
A is the midpoint of XY and
B is the midpoint of XA
XA.
X B A Y
6 6
12
12 find XB
If XY is 12,
 Make a sketch
A is the midpoint of XY and
B is the midpoint of XA.
X B A Y
3 3
12
XB
If XY is 12, find XB = 3
−−−−−−10−−−−−
−−−− 8 −−−−
A B C
AC = 10 Find BC
AB = 8 10 -8 = 2
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