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Section 5.4 – Use Medians and Altitudes . HW # 22 pg. 322 #1, 4, 6, 8a, 9, 14, 33, 34, 40. Definitions . Median of a Triangle A segment from the midpoint of a side of a triangle to the opposite vertex Centroid The point where all three medians of a triangle intersect. Theorem . Example.
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Section 5.4 – Use Medians and Altitudes HW #22pg. 322 #1, 4, 6, 8a, 9, 14, 33, 34, 40
Definitions • Median of a Triangle • A segment from the midpoint of a side of a triangle to the opposite vertex • Centroid • The point where all three medians of a triangle intersect
Altitude of a Triangle • Perpendicular segment from one vertex to the opposite side or to the line containing that side