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Measuring Segments

Learn how to find and compare segment lengths using coordinates, distances, and congruency. Understand segment addition postulate and midpoint concepts.

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Measuring Segments

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  1. Measuring Segments UNIT 1 LESSON 3

  2. Measuring Segments Students will be able to: find and compare lengths of segments Key Vocabulary coordinate distance congruent segments midpoint S=segment bisector

  3. Measuring Segments Every point on a line can be paired with a real number. This makes a one-to-one correspondence between the points on the line and the real numbers. The real number that corresponds to a point is called the coordinate of the point. The distance between points A and B is the absolute value of the difference of their coordinates, or |a – b|. This value is also AB, or the length between A and B. A B AB = |a-b| a b

  4. Measuring Segments Problem 1: What is ST? What is UV? What is SV?

  5. Measuring Segments Segment Addition Postulate If three points A, B, C are collinear and B is between A and C, then AB + BC =AC AB BC B C A AC

  6. Measuring Segments 8x-14 4x+1 E F G Problem 2: If EG = 59, what are EF and FG? What algebraic expression represents EG? What is the numeric value given for EG? How should you check to make sure that the segment lengths are correct?

  7. Measuring Segments When numerical expressions have the same value, you say that they are equal (=). Similarly, if two segments have the same length, then the segments are congruent segments. The symbol for congruent is ____________.

  8. Measuring Segments This means if AB = CD, then . You can also say that if , then AB = CD.

  9. Measuring Segments Problem 3: Are and congruent? Is Segment AB congruent to Segment DE?

  10. Measuring Segments The midpoint of a segment is a point that divides the segment into two congruent segments. A point, line, ray, or other segment that intersects a segment at its midpoint is said to bisect the segment. That point, line, ray, or segment is called a segment bisector.

  11. Measuring Segments Problem 4: Q is the midpoint of What are PQ, QR, and PR?

  12. Measuring Segments Problem 4(b): U is the midpoint of . What are TU, UV, and TV?

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