Warm-Up

Chapter 5 and 6 Review

Paige Bartosh, Margaux Comai, Libby Nevins
Chapter 5
5.1- Midsegments

Midsegment of a triangle: a segment connecting the

midpoints of two sides of a triangle

MIDSEGMENTS!!
AHHHHHHHH
 Flashcard Examples

- Midsegment
- Length of each side
- Parallel lines

Do you notice anything?

The small segment is half the size of the large
one!!

So x = 3
5.2- Bisectors in Triangles

Distance from a point to a line: Length of the perpendicular segment from the point to the line

Perpendicular Bisector Theorem (5-2): If a point is on the perpendicular bisector of a segment, then it
is equidistant from the endpoints of the segment

Theorem 5-3: Converse of Perpendicular Bisector Theorem

Angle Bisector Theorem (5-4): If a point is on the bisector of an angle, then the point is equidistant
from the sides of the angle

Converse: If a point in the interior of an angle is equidistant from the sides of the angel, then the
point is on the angle bisector
5.3 - Concurrent Lines, Medians, and Altitudes
Theorem 5-6: The perpendicular bisectors of the sides of a triangle are concurrent at a point
equidistant from the vertices

Converse: The bisectors of the angles of a triangle are concurrent at a point equidistant from
the sides

Theorem 5-8: The medians of a triangle are concurrent at a point that is ⅔ the distance from each
vertex to the midpoint of the opposite side

Theorem 5-9: The lines that contain the altitudes of a triangle are concurrent
5.3- (continued)

Concurrent: When 3 or more lines intersect in one point

Point of Currency: Point at which the lines intersect

Circumcenter of a Triangle: The point of currency of the perpendicular bisectors of a triangle

(equidistant from all 3 corners of the triangle)

Incenter of a Triangle: The point of currency of the angle bisectors of a triangle (equidistant from all 3
sides of the triangle)

Median of a Triangle: Segment whose endpoints are a vertex and the midpoint of the opposite side
5.3 - (continued)
Centroid: Point of currency of the medians

Orthocenter: Lines containing the altitudes of a triangle are concurrent at

Altitude: Perpendicular segment from a vertex to the line containing the opposite side
Practice
Name what line segment is in the triangle
Proof
Statement Reasoning
5.4- Inverses, contrapositives, indirect reasoning

If an angle measures 50 degrees, then its acute

Converse: if an angle is acute, then it measures 50
degrees
Inverse: if an angle is not 50 degrees, then it is not acute
Contrapositive: if an angle is not acute then it is not 50
degrees

Contradiction: two things that can not happen at the

same time
Ex. P, Q and R are coplanar, m<PQR is 60 degrees
Converse, Inverse and Contrapositive Practice

If a figure is a square, then it is a rectangle

Inverse:

Converse:

Contrapositive:
5.4- (continued)
Indirect proofs:
Step 1- temporarily assume that what you are
trying to prove is false

Step 2- explain why step 1 makes a

contradiction with the rules of geometry or with
the given information

Step 3- therefore our statement in step 1 must

be wrong and what we want to prove must be
true
 Try this proof!

Given: triangle ABC is scalene

Prove: triangle ABC is not equiangular

 Did you get this ! ?
Step 1- assume that triangle ABC is equiangular

Step 2- if triangle ABC is equiangular, then all the sides

are equal, which means it can't be scalene because
scalene means not all sides are equal

Step 3- therefore our assumption is false and triangle

ABC is not equiangular
5.5- Inequalities in triangles

Comparison property of inequality:

If a = b + c and c > 0, then a > b
Ex. 12 = 5 + 7, 12 > 5

Corollary to theorem 3.13:

The measure of an exterior angle of a
triangle is greater than the measure of
each of its remote interior angles
(just keep this in mind when doing
proofs, because it may be applied)
Example of comparison property of inequality and
corollary to theorem 3.13 in use:
Given: <1 is an exterior angle of a triangle
Prove: m<1 is greater than m<2, m<1 is greater than m<3

Statement Reason
<1 is an exterior angle of a - given
triangle

m<1 + m<4 = 180 - angle addition postulate

m<2 + m<3 + m<4 = 180 - triangle angle sum theorem

m<1 + m<4 = m<2 + m<3 + m<4 - substitution

m<1 = m<2 + m<3

- subtraction property
m<1 is greater than m<2, m<1 is
greater than m<3 - comparison property of
inequality
Theorem 5.10 and 5.11: in a triangle, the longest side lies
across from the largest angle and the shortest side lies
across from the smallest angle
Ex.

Theorem 5.12: the sum of the lengths of any two sides of a

triangle is greater than the length of the third side
Ex. 3, 7, 8 (yes) -- 2, 7, 11 (no)
Proving Theorem 5.12

Does 18, 38 and 54 work?

Does 14, 3 and 9 work?

Does 12, 2 and 13 work?

Chapter 6
6.1 Classifying Quadrilaterals
6.2 properties of parallelograms (theorems)
6.1 6.2 6.3

opposite sides of a opposite angles in diagonals in a

parallelogram are a parallelogram parallelogram bisect
congruent. are congruent. each other.
proof for theorem 6-3
Given:

Prove: AC and BD bisect each other at E

statements reasons
6.3 Proving a Quadrilateral is a Parallelogram
Quadrilateral theorems

6.5 6.7
if both sets of opposite if the diagonals bisect
sides are congruent each other

6.6 6.8
if both pairs of opposite if one pair of opposite
angles are congruent sides are congruent
and parallel
then the quadrilateral is a
parallelogram.
prove a quadrilateral is a parallelogram
can you prove it is a parallelogram from this information?
prove a quadrilateral is a parallelogram
can you prove it is a parallelogram from this information?

yes no
6.4 Special Parallelograms
“special parallelograms” are rectangles and rhombuses.

WHY?
They have properties that make
them different from other
parallelograms.
properties of a rectangle

● diagonals that are congruent

● perpendicular diagonals that bisect each other
● diagonals that bisect each of the angles

label it!
properties of a rhombus

● all sides are congruent by definition.

● the diagonals bisect the angles.
● the diagonals are perpendicular bisectors of each
other.
 Homework
5.1 #6, 9, 22

5.2 # 25, 54, 56

5.3 # 14, 21, 22

5.4 #8, 10, 12, 16

5.5 #5, 6, 10, 16, 22

6.1 #1, 2, 3

6.2 #3, 6