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Johnson Copy of Exploration of Midsegment of a triangle

Author:Rebecca Johnson, rrrudd

Question #1

Move around any of the three vertices of the triangle (points A, B, or C). How are CD and DA related?

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Question #2

"Points E and D are the ________________ of segment BC and segment CA, respectively" Fill in the blank.

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Question #3

Click the "Show Slopes" button on. Then fill in the blanks in this sentence: "The slopes of DE and AB are ____________. This means that these segments are ______________."

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Question #4

Click the "Show lengths of segments" button on. Divide AB by DE. What is the quotient?

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Question #5.

Move either point A, B, or C around to create a different triangle. Then click the "Show lengths of segments" button on. Divide AB by DE. What is the quotient?

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Question #6

Again, move around either the point A, B, or C to create a different triangle. Make sure the "show lengths of segments" button is clicked on. Then divide AB by DE. What is the quotient?

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Question #7

What can you conclude from this activity about the midsegments of a triangle?

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