Unit 2

Part 2
2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9
 2.5
Perpendicular Bisectors

2.6
Angle Bisectors

agenda 2.7
Altitudes

2.8
Medians

2.9
Triangle Midsegment
 Students will be able to
effectively apply the properties of
angle and perpendicular
bisectors to algebraically solve
two step equations.

2.5
Perpendicular
Bisectors
 Perpendicular
Bisector
Perpendicular Bisectors are
segments or lines that bisect
each side of a triangle at a
right angle.

There are three in every

triangle!
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Construct your own Perpendicular Bisector!

Properties:
- split the side it intersects at a 90-degree
angle!

They split the side they intersect into 2 equal

parts!
Ex. 1
Find x. x

Since the side is being

14
bisected

14 is congruent to x
Or 14 = x

So, x is 14 units
 Since the side is being
Ex. 2 bisected
Find x. - 23
13x 7x-14 is congruent to 13x-
23
- 14 Or
4x
4x-14 = 13x-23
-4x -4x

-14 = 9x -23
+23 +23

9 = 9x
Ex. 3
Given that AC has a perpendicular bisector, if it bisects at
point m, and MA is 2x + 6 and MC is 4x-12, what would x
be?
A
C

B
Ex.3
Find x, then find the measurement of side BC
A

B 4x-5 6x+9 C
 2.6
Angle
Bisectors
Angle Bisector
Angle Bisectors are lines
that come from a vertex
that split the angle into two
equal parts.

Three in every triangle!

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Construct your own Angle Bisector!

Given the angle bisector, find
x, then find the measure of
each angle

2x 14
 Segment CD is an angle bisector.
Find x if m1= 6x-4 and mACB= 13x-11
In triangle LMN, there is an angle bisector called LP. If angle
NLM is 96 degrees, what would be the measure of MLP?
Draw me a picture of…
a) Triangle JKL, which is an obtuse triangle, with perpendicular
bisectors going through each side

b) Triangle FGH, which is a right triangle, with an angle bisector going

through every angle.

C) An angle bisector that intersects angle OBT, which is an obtuse

angle.

D) A perpendicular bisector which intersects segment RYC at point Y

 2.7
Altitudes
Altitude
An altitude is a line that
originates from the vertex
of a triangle that
intersects each segment at
a 90-degree angle.

Three in every triangle!

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Construct your own Altitudes!

 In triangle ABC, There is an altitude coming from angle
BAC, at point D. If angle BDA is 2x-4 degrees, what would
be the measure of x?
 In triangle ABC, There is an altitude coming from angle
BAC, at point D. If angle BDA is 14x-8 degrees, what would
be the measure of x?
3 Part Challenge: O
1. If there is an altitude coming
from angle J to point T, and OTJ
is 10x-4.87 degrees, what would x
be? B
2. If there is an angle bisector
called BH,
and OBH is 4x-3 degrees, and
OBJ is 20x+13 degrees, what
3. If there
would is a perpendicular
x be?
bisector on JB called XY, and
JX is 41x-33 and XB is 24x+8,
J
what would be the measure of
x?
 2.8
Medians
Median A median is a line that
originates from a vertex,
which intersects the
opposite side at its
midpoint, which bisects
the side.

Three in every triangle!

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Construct your own Median!

In triangle GHK, there is a median coming from vertex H to
intersect GK at point L. If GL is 5x and GK is 9x+5.5, find
x.
Given the picture, what would we call segment KM? If segment LM
is 14x-12 inches, and NL is 36x-16 inches, what would x be?
3 Part Challenge:
1. If there is an altitude coming O
from angle J to point T, and OTJ
is 10x-4.87 degrees, what would
x be?
B
2. If there is an angle bisector called
BH,
and OBH is 4x-3 degrees, and OBJ is
20x+13 degrees, what would x be?
3. If there is a perpendicular
bisector on JB called XY, and
JX is 41x-33 and XB is 24x+8, J
what would be the measure of
 Click icon to add picture
White boards!

Identify which color:

a) An altitude

b) A perpendicular bisector

c) An angle bisector

d) A median
 2.9
Midsegment of a
Triangle
What is a
When one midpoint of one side
Midsegment? a triangle is connected to
another midpoint of another
side of a triangle by a line
segment you get a
MIDSEGMENT!
Midsegment of a Triangle
When the midpoints of
two sides of a triangle
are connected then:
• The segment formed is
parallel to the third side, thus
forming corresponding
angles
• The segment formed is ½ the
measure of the third side
• The two triangles are similar
Ex: 1
Find x.

X = 11
Ex: 2
Find x.

X = 24
Ex: 3 (white boards)
Find x.

X=8
More Practice:
( white boards)

X=7
Ex: 5 Solve for x.
Ex: 5 Solve for side CB and In order to solve for CB we need
the midsegment to know what “x” is…

Now we need to plug it in!

What are some ways we can find

the midsegment?
 EX: 5 Finding the
midsegment METHOD 2
Midsegment is half of third side
METHOD 1
Plug in X
Ex: 6

Solve for x.

Solve for CB
-

Find the Midsegment

-
Ex: 7 (white boards)

Solve for x.

Solve for RP
-

Find the Midsegment

-
On Your White-Boards
In your OWN words explain
the relationship between
midsegment and the 3 side
rd

of a triangle