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Perpendicular bisectors in a triangle

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Symetralne boków trójkąta

Learning objectives

You will systematize the knowledge about perpendicular bisectors in a triangle.

Learning effect

  • You use the properties of perpendicular bisectors in a triangle.

  • You make a geometric construction based on the construction of the line segment perpendicular bisector.

  • You can describe geometric constructions in English.

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Recall the definition of the line segment perpendicular bisector and sequence of steps of its construction using the compass and the ruler.

A line segment perpendicular bisector
Definition: A line segment perpendicular bisector
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The line segment perpendicular bisector is the line perpendicularperpendicularperpendicular to the line segmentsegmentsegment and going through its midpointmidpointmidpoint.

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Task 1

Draw any line segmentsegmentsegment and construct its line segment perpendicular bisectorline segment perpendicular bisectorline segment perpendicular bisector. What can be said about points lying on the perpendicularperpendicularperpendicular bisector?

A summary of this part of lesson is to recall the theorem about the point lying on the line segment perpendicular bisectorbisectorbisector and the converse theoremconverse theoremconverse theorem.

Point lying on the a line segment perpendicular bisector
Rule: Point lying on the a line segment perpendicular bisector
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Each point lying on the line segment perpendicular bisector is equidistant from the endpoints of the segmentsegmentsegment.

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The converse theoremconverse theoremconverse theorem is also true.

Converse theorem
Rule: Converse theorem
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If the point of a plane is equidistant from the endpoints of the segmentsegmentsegment, then it lies on the perpendicularperpendicularperpendicular bisector of this line segment.

Make simple geometric constructions using the properties of the line segment perpendicular bisectorline segment perpendicular bisectorline segment perpendicular bisector.

Task 2
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A point C and line k are given. Construct the perpendicularperpendicularperpendicular line to line k passing through point C.

Task 3
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Segment AB is given. Construct the segmentsegmentsegment whose length is equal to 14 of the length of AB.

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Observe how the location of the intersection point of perpendicularperpendicularperpendicular bisectors in triangletriangletriangle changes.

Task 4
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Open the Geogebra applet: perpendicularperpendicularperpendicular bisectors in triangle. The perpendicular bisectors are constructed in the triangletriangletriangle. Change the location of the vertices of the triangle and answer the following questions:

  1. Do the perpendicular bisectors in the triangletriangletriangle always intersect at one point?

  2. How does the location of the intersection point of perpendicularperpendicularperpendicular bisectors in the triangle change depending on the location of the vertices of the triangle?

  3. Is the point of intersection of the perpendicular bisectorbisectorbisector in the triangletriangletriangle equidistant from the vertices of the triangle? Why?

Compare your conclusion with the following.

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Geogebra aplet - Symetralne boków trójkata. Galeria z opisami alternatywnymi poniżej.
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Conclusions:

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  1. PerpendicularperpendicularPerpendicular bisectors in the triangle intersect at one point.

  2. The location of the intersection point of perpendicular bisectors in a triangletriangletriangle depends on the type of the triangle.

  • If the triangle is acute this intersection point lies inside the triangle.

  • If the triangle is obtuse this intersection point lies outside the triangle.

  • If it is a right triangletriangletriangle, this intersection point lies at the midpointmidpointmidpoint of the hypotenuse.

  1. The intersection point of perpendicularperpendicularperpendicular bisectors in a triangle is equidistant from the vertices of the triangle.

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Solve the following problems using the properties of perpendicular bisectors in a triangletriangletriangle.

Task 5
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Construct an isosceles triangleisosceles triangleisosceles triangle ABC with the base of 8 cm, where 
|AS| = |BS| = |CS| = 6 cm and S is the intersection point of the perpendicularperpendicularperpendicular bisectorbisectorbisector.

Describe the sequence of steps of the construction of this triangle.

Task 6
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The perpendicularperpendicularperpendicular bisectors in a right triangletriangletriangle intersect at the point located 4 cm from the vertex at right angleangleangle. Calculate the areaareaarea of this triangle, if the ratio of lengths of its legs is 4 : 3.

Task 7

An extra task:

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Prove that the perpendicularperpendicularperpendicular bisectors in the equilateral triangletriangletriangle ABC intersect at point S, such that |AS| = |BS| = |CS| = a33.

Exercises

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Exercise 1
Wersja alternatywna ćwiczenia: Determine which sentences are true. Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. The circumcenter of triangle always lies inside the triangle., 2. In any triangle, the cirumcenter and the incenter coincides., 3. The circumcenter of right triangle is the midpoint of the hypotenuse., 4. Regular polygon side’s perpendicular bisectors intersect at one point., 5. In the equilateral triangle the circumcenter and the incenter is the same point.
Exercise 2

The perpendicular bisectors in an isosceles triangle with the base of 6 cm intersect at the point located 5 cm from vertex C. Calculate the area of this triangle.

Exercise 3

Construct point C on the line b which is equidistant from points A and B.

Describe this construction in English.

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Exercise 4
Wersja alternatywna ćwiczenia: Match Polish terms with their English equivalents. trójkąt równoramienny Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. area, 2. perpendicular, 3. segment, 4. midpoint, 5. isosceles triangle odcinek Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. area, 2. perpendicular, 3. segment, 4. midpoint, 5. isosceles triangle prostopadły Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. area, 2. perpendicular, 3. segment, 4. midpoint, 5. isosceles triangle pole Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. area, 2. perpendicular, 3. segment, 4. midpoint, 5. isosceles triangle środek odcinka Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. area, 2. perpendicular, 3. segment, 4. midpoint, 5. isosceles triangle
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Glossary

angle
angle

kąt

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wymowa w języku angielskim: angle
area
area

pole

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wymowa w języku angielskim: area
bisector
bisector
converse theorem
converse theorem

twierdzenie odwrotne

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wymowa w języku angielskim: converse theorem
isosceles triangle
isosceles triangle

trójkąt równoramienny

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wymowa w języku angielskim: isosceles triangle
line segment perpendicular bisector
line segment perpendicular bisector

symetralna odcinka

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wymowa w języku angielskim: line segment perpendicular bisector
midpoint
midpoint

środek odcinka

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wymowa w języku angielskim: midpoint
perpendicular
perpendicular

prostopadły

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wymowa w języku angielskim: perpendicular
segment
segment

odcinek

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nagranie abstraktu
triangle
triangle

trójkąt

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wymowa w języku angielskim: triangle

Keywords

angleangleangle

bisectorbisectorbisector

converse theoremconverse theoremconverse theorem

line segment perpendicular bisectorline segment perpendicular bisectorline segment perpendicular bisector - to prosta prostopadła do tego odcinka przechodząca przez jego środek

triangletriangletriangle