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Proportional Lengths of a Triangle

Proportional Lengths of a Triangle. Keystone Geometry. Remember this Theorem?. A segment that joins the midpoints of two sides of a triangle is parallel to the third side of the triangle, and its length is one-half the length of the third side. This is a midsegment. R. M. L. T. S. C. B.

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Proportional Lengths of a Triangle

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  1. Proportional Lengths of a Triangle Keystone Geometry

  2. Remember this Theorem? A segment that joins the midpoints of two sides of a triangle is parallel to the third side of the triangle, and its length is one-half the length of the third side. This is a midsegment. R M L T S

  3. C B 1 2 D A 4 3 E This also works for Proportions: Triangle Proportionality Theorem If a line is parallel to one side of a triangle and intersects the other two sides in two distinct points, then it separates these sides into segments of proportional length. Converse: If a line intersects two sides of a triangle and separates the sides into corresponding segments of proportional lengths, then the line is parallel to the third side.

  4. B D E 6 9 C A x 4 B 4x + 3 2x + 3 D E 9 5 A C Examples……… Example 1: If BE = 6, EA = 4, and BD = 9, find DC. 6x = 36 x = 6 Example 2: Solve for x.

  5. Remember this Corollary? If three or more parallel lines cut off congruent segments on one transversal, then they cut off congruent segments on every transversal. This also works for proportions: If three or more parallel lines have two transversals, they cut off the transversals proportionally. F E D A B C

  6. Example: AB is parallel to CD and CD is parallel to EF. Solve for x, AC, and CE.

  7. C A D B Angle Bisector Theorem Definition: An angle bisector is a line segment that bisects one of the vertex angles of a triangle. In a triangle, the angle bisector separates the opposite side into segments that have the same ratio as the other two sides.

  8. A D F E B C J H G I If two triangles are similar: (1) then the perimeters are proportional to the measures of the corresponding sides. (2) then the measures of the corresponding altitudes are proportional to the measure of the corresponding sides.. (3) then the measures of the corresponding angle bisectors of the triangles are proportional to the measures of the corresponding sides..

  9. E B F D C A 25 15 4 20 Example: Given: ΔABC ~ ΔDEF, AB = 15, AC = 20, BC = 25, and DF = 4. Find the perimeter of ΔDEF. The perimeter of ΔABC is 15 + 20 + 25 = 60. Side DF corresponds to side AC, so we can set up a proportion as:

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