5.4 Use Medians and Altitudes.

Vocabulary… Concurrent- 3 or more lines, rays, or segments that intersect at the same point Median of a Triangle – a segment from a vertex to the midpoint of the opposite side Centroid – point of concurrency of 3 medians Altitude of a Triangle – the perpendicular segment from a vertex to the opposite side or to the line that contains the opposite side – there are 3 in a

Median of a Triangle A Median of a triangle is a segment that connects the vertex to the midpoint of the opposite side. A BC D

Center of Gravity The centroid is found at the point of concurrency of the medians of a triangle. known as the center of gravity A B C Balance Point

Altitude- height

Centroid Theorem Maybe we should call it the median theorem? Either For any median, from the vertex to the centroid is 2/3 the distance of the median A B C D E

L is the centroid of  MNO NP = 11, ML = 10, NL = 8 PO = _____ 11

L is the centroid of  MNO NP = 11, ML = 10, NL = 8 MP = _____ 15 5

L is the centroid of  MNO NP = 11, ML = 10, NL = 8 LQ = _____ 4

3 1 =  bisector 2 = angle bisector 3 = a median 4 = an altitude 2 4 1, 2, 3, and 4

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