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Special Segments unit review a

Problems 1-2 Use a compass and straightedge to construct the special segment indicated below.
1. Construct an angle bisector that bisects ∠𝑈. 2. Construct a perpendicular bisector that
bisects $$$$
𝑈𝑉.

Problems 3-4 Write the equation of the line that forms the special segment.
3. What is the equation of the perpendicular 4. What is the equation of the altitude of Δ𝐴𝐵𝐶
$$$$ ?
bisector of Δ𝐴𝐵𝐶 that bisects 𝐴𝐶 that passes through 𝐴?

𝒎 of $$$$
𝑨𝑪 = −𝟏 ⊥𝒎=𝟏 Midpoint (−𝟐, 𝟑) 𝒎 of $$$$
𝑩𝑪 =
𝟏
⊥ 𝒎 = −𝟐 𝑨(−𝟓, 𝟔)
𝟐
𝒚 − 𝟑 = 𝟏(𝒙 + 𝟐) 𝒚=𝒙+𝟓 𝒚 − 𝟔 = −𝟐(𝒙 + 𝟓) 𝒚 = −𝟐𝒙 − 𝟒

Problem 5 $$$$
𝐸𝐹 is a midsegment of Δ𝐴𝐵𝐶. If the distance between 𝐴 and 𝐷 is 586 inches, what is the distance
between 𝐸 and 𝐹?
𝟓𝟖𝟔 inches

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Problem 6 $$$$
𝐷𝐹 is a midsegment of Δ𝐴𝐵𝐶. Write and solve an equation that can be used to determine the value
of 𝑡 if 𝐵𝐸 = 6𝑡 − 12 and 𝐸𝐶 = 4𝑡 + 2. Then, determine the length of $$$$
𝐵𝐶 and $$$$
𝐷𝐹 .

𝟔𝒕 − 𝟏𝟐 = 𝟒𝒕 + 𝟐
𝟐𝒕 = 𝟏𝟒
𝒕=𝟕

𝑩𝑬 = 𝟔(𝟕) − 𝟏𝟐 = 𝟑𝟎
𝑬𝑪 = 𝟒(𝟕) + 𝟐 = 𝟑𝟎

𝑩𝑪 = 𝟔𝟎 units
𝑫𝑭 = 𝟑𝟎 units

Problem 7 Is $$$$
𝐷𝐸 a midsegment of Δ𝐴𝐵𝐶? Explain.

$$$$
𝑫𝑬 is a midsegment of 𝚫𝑨𝑩𝑪.
A midsegment connects the midpoint of one side
of the triangle to the midpoint of another side of
the triangle and is parallel to the third side. The
midsegment is half the length of the third side.
$$$$ and 𝑫
Sample response: 𝑬 is the midpoint of 𝑩𝑪
$$$$
is the midpoint of 𝑨𝑩.
($𝟑)'($𝟑) 𝟔'($𝟐)
𝑬O 𝟐
, 𝟐
P = 𝑬(−𝟑, 𝟐 )
𝟕'($𝟑) 𝟐'𝟔
𝑫O 𝟐
, 𝟐
P = 𝑫(𝟐, 𝟒)
#### and 𝑫𝑬 = 𝟏 𝑨𝑪.
#### ∥ 𝑨𝑪
Alternately, students may show 𝑫𝑬
𝟐

Problem 8-9 Use the information provided on the figures to answer the questions.

8. 9.

Write and solve an equation that can be used Write and solve an equation that can be used
to determine the length of $$$$
𝑋𝑍. to determine the value of 𝑥 if 𝐵𝐷 = 3𝑥 + 7 and
𝐶𝐷 = 5𝑥 − 31.
𝟏𝟐𝟎 𝟏𝟖𝟎 𝟑𝒙 + 𝟕 = 𝟓𝒙 − 𝟑𝟏
=
𝟏𝟒𝟎 𝒍 𝟑𝟖 = 𝟐𝒙
𝟏𝟐𝟎𝒍 = 𝟐𝟓, 𝟐𝟎𝟎
𝒙 = 𝟏𝟗
𝒍 = 𝟐𝟏𝟎 units

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$$$$ a perpendicular bisector of Δ𝐴𝐵𝐶? Explain.
Problem 10 Is 𝐷𝐸
No.

$$$$ $$$$ or 𝑨𝑪
𝑫𝑬 is not perpendicular to 𝑨𝑩 $$$$ because
they do not have negative reciprocal slope.

𝒎 of $$$$
𝑫𝑬 = undefined
𝟏
𝒎 of $$$$
𝑨𝑩 = 𝟓

𝒎 of $$$$
𝑨𝑪 = 𝟏

Problems 11-14 Use the information provided on the figure to answer the questions.

The angle bisectors of Δ𝐴𝐵𝐶 are shown. The perpendicular bisectors of Δ𝐴𝐵𝐶 are
shown.

11. Graph the three segments that represent the 13. Graph the three segments that represent the
distance from the incenter to the sides of the distance from the circumcenter to the vertices
triangle. of the triangle.
12. Dertemine the length of each segment 14. Dertemine the length of each segment
graphed in Part A. graphed in Part A.
The length of each of the new segments is 2 The length of each of the new segments is
units. √𝟏𝟐 + 𝟒𝟐 = √𝟏𝟕 ≈ 𝟒. 𝟏𝟐𝟑 units.
All three segments have the same length All three segments have the same length
because the incenter is equidistant from the because the circumcenter is equidistant from
sides of the triangle. the vertices of the triangle.

Problems 15-16 Use the information provided on the figure to answer

the questions.

circumcenter
15. 𝐺 is a(n) ________________________ because it is the point of
perpendicular bisectors
concurrency of three ______________________________.
16. If 𝐵𝐺 = 98 in, determine the length of $$$$
𝐶𝐺 and $$$$
𝐴𝐺 . Explain.
𝑪𝑮 = 𝟗𝟖 in 𝑨𝑮 = 𝑩𝑮 = 𝑪𝑮 because the
circumcenter is equidistant from
𝑨𝑮 = 𝟗𝟖 in the vertices of the triangle.
(Circumcenter theorem)
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Problems 17-21 𝑋𝐻 = 90 meters, 𝑍𝐹 = 75 meters, and 𝑌𝐺 = 57 meters.

17. Determine the length of the segments indicated below.

𝑋𝐶 = 30 m 𝑍𝐶 = 25 m 𝑌𝐶 = 19 m
𝐶𝐻 = 60 m 𝐶𝐹 = 50 m 𝐶𝐺 = 38 m

18. Compare the length of $$$$

𝑋𝐶 to the 19. Compare the length of $$$$
𝑌𝐶 to the
length of $$$$
𝐻𝐶 . length of $$$$
𝑌𝐺 .
$$$$
𝑿𝑪 is half the length of $$$$
𝑯𝑪. $$$$ is one-third the length of $$$$
𝒀𝑪 𝒀𝑮.

20. Compare the length of $$$$

𝐶𝐹 to the 21. Compare the length of $$$$
𝐹𝐶 to the
length of $$$$
𝑍𝐹 . length of $$$$
𝑍𝐶 .
$$$$
𝑪𝑭 is two-thirds the length of $$$$
𝒁𝑭. $$$$ is twice the length of $$$$
𝑭𝑪 𝒁𝑪.

Problems 22-24 Use the information shown on the figure to answer the questions.

22. Write and solve an equation that can be used to determine the value of 𝑥.
hypotenuse short leg
of original 𝚫 of original 𝚫
② short leg = short segment
of original 𝚫 of hypotenuse

𝟏𝟏𝟐𝟓 + 𝟑𝟐𝟎 𝒙
=
𝒙 𝟑𝟐𝟎
𝒙𝟐 = 𝟒𝟔𝟐, 𝟒𝟎𝟎
𝒙 = 𝟔𝟖𝟎

23. Write and solve an equation that can be used to determine the value of 𝑦.
long segment
of hypotenuse altitude
① = short segment
altitude
of hypotenuse

𝟏𝟏𝟐𝟓 𝒚
=
𝒚 𝟑𝟐𝟎
𝒚𝟐 = 𝟑𝟔𝟎, 𝟎𝟎𝟎
𝒚 = 𝟔𝟎𝟎

24. Write and solve an equation that can be used to determine the value of 𝑧.
hypotenuse long leg
of original 𝚫 of original 𝚫
③ long leg = long segment
of original 𝚫 of hypotenuse

𝟏𝟏𝟐𝟓 + 𝟑𝟐𝟎 𝒛
=
𝒛 𝟏𝟏𝟐𝟓
𝒛𝟐 = 𝟏, 𝟔𝟐𝟓, 𝟔𝟐𝟓
𝒛 = 𝟏𝟐𝟕𝟓

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