Triangle Midsegment Theorem Cobb Learning（科布学习三角形Midsegment定理）.pdf

CCGPS Geometry 1 – Similarity, Congruence Proofs 1.4 – Tasks Name: ________________________________________________ Date: _______________________ Triangle Midsegment Theorem Definition: A line segment whose endpoints are the midpoint of two sides of a triangle is called a midsegment of the triangle. Task: 1) Draw and label the three midpoints X, Y, Z. 2) Draw segments XY ,YZ and XZ . C A E Midsegment Theorem: The segment connecting the midpoints of two sides of the triangle is _________ to the third side and ______ the length of the third side. Practice: 1. Find the value of x. a) b) c) 2. Find each measure: a) ST _____ b) QR ______ c) PU _____ d) mSUP_____ e) mSUR_____ f) mPRQ_____ CCGPS Geometry 1 – Similarity, Congruence Proofs 1.4 – Tasks Triangle Proportionality Theorem Task C B D A E 1) Measure the segment lengths for triangle CBD and CAE. Then, find their perimeters. Record these values in the first two rows of the table below. 2) Find the value of the ratio of the Side 1 measurements, Side 2 measurements, etc. Side 1 Side 2 Side 3 Perimeter CBD CB CD BD PerimCBD CAE CA CE AE PerimCAE CB CD BD