• Scavenger Hunt: Relationships Within Triangles

    In this Scavenger Hunt you are going to learn about Relationships Within Triangles.

    Use the websites listed below to find the answers to the following Question Set.

    Click on the link below to open/print/dowload the .pdf file for this activity.

    Scavenger Hunt: Relationships Within Triangles 

    QUESTION SET

    Part I: Choose the correct term to complete each sentence.

    1.  A _______________ is a segment whose endpoints are a vertex and the midpoint of the side opposite the vertex.

    2.  The point where three lines intersect is a ______________________.

    3.  The _________________ of a triangle is a perpendicular segment from a vertex to the line containing the side opposite the vertex.

    4.  The ___________________ of a triangle is the point of concurrency of the angle bisectors of the triangle.

     

    Part II: Determine whether AB  is a perpendicular bisector, an angle bisector, a median, an altitude, or none of these.

    5.                                                      6.                                                        7.

                   

     

    Part III: Problem-solving and critical thinking. (Diagrams are not drawn to scale.)

    1. Triangles are used for strength in roof trusses. In the diagram shown below, UV and VW are midsegments of △RST. Find UV and RS.

    1. List the sides of the triangle shown below in order from shortest to longest.

    1. List the angles of the triangle shown at left in order from largest to smallest.

     

    Website List

    Khan Academy – Relationships within Triangles | Geometry

    Khan Academy offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard that empower learners to study at their own pace in and outside of the classroom. This website tackle math, science, computing, history, art history, economics, and more, including K-14 and test preparation (SAT, Praxis, LSAT) content. 

    Systry – Relationships within Triangles

    Systry is a website that offers math resources for Algebra, Geometry, and Pre-Calculus

    Quizlet – Relationships Within Triangles Flashcards | Quizlet

    Quizlet offers learning resources and assessments for all subject areas for K-12 education.

    CK-12 – Relationships with Triangles

    CK-12 provides open-source content and technology tools to help teachers provide learning for students in a global world.

    Big Ideas Math – Relationships Within Triangles

    Big Ideas Math, which is part of Big Ideas Learning, is a leading publisher of content-rich educational programs that provide a cohesive, coherent, and rigorous mathematics curriculum to empower teachers and support student learning from kindergarten through high school.