NAME:_______________________________ DATE:___________ BLOCK:_________ 5.1 Explore Midsegments Activity 1. Create and cut out three triangles. Create one that is acute, one obtuse, and one right triangle. 2. Label the vertices of each triangle A, B, and C. 3. For each triangle fold A onto C to find the midpoint of 𝐴𝐶. Label the midpoint of 𝐴𝐶 point L. 4. For each triangle fold B onto C to find the midpoint of 𝐵𝐶. Label the midpoint of 𝐵𝐶 point N 5. Draw 𝐿𝑁 on each triangle. 6. Fold each triangle on 𝐿𝑁. •
How does LN compare to AB in each individual triangle? (Use a ruler) Explain. 7. Fold point A to C and point B to C on each triangle. •
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What type of shape was created? Make a conjecture of how the segment joining the midpoints of two sides of a triangle relate to the third side of the triangle.