Five-Minute Check (over Lesson 4–7)

NGSSS

Then/Now

New Vocabulary

Example 1: Position and Label a Triangle

Key Concept: Placing Triangles on Coordinate Plane

Example 2: Identify Missing Coordinates

Example 3: Write a Coordinate Proof

Example 4: Real-World Example: Classify Triangles

Over Lesson 4–6

A. A

B. B

C. C

Identify the type of congruence transformation shown as a reflection, translation, or rotation.

A. reflection

B. translation

C. rotation A B C

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Over Lesson 4–6

A. A

B. B

C. C

A. reflection

B. translation

C. rotation

Identify the type of congruence transformation shown as a reflection, translation, or rotation.

A B C

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Over Lesson 4–6

A. reflection

B. translation

C. rotation

Graph triangles LMN and PQR with vertices L(–4, 5), M(–4, 1), N(0, 3), and P(1, –1),Q(1, –5), and R(5, –3). Then identify the transformation.

A. A

B. B

C. C

A B C

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Over Lesson 4–6

A. A

B. B

C. C

D. D A B C D

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A. (–6, 0)

B. (–4, –6)

C. (0, –4)

D. (–4, 0)

Rectangle RSTU has vertices at (0, 0), (0, 4), (6, 4), and (6, 0). Which of the following is a vertex of the rectangle reflected over the x-axis?

MA.912.D.6.4 Use methods of direct and indirect proof and determine whether a short proof is logically valid.

MA.912.G.4.8 Use coordinate geometry to prove properties of congruent, regular, and similar triangles.

Also addresses MA.912.G.8.5.

You used coordinate geometry to prove triangle congruence. (Lesson 4–4)

• Position and label triangles for use in coordinate proofs.

• Write coordinate proofs.

• coordinate proof

Position and Label a Triangle

Use the origin as vertex X of the triangle.

Place the base of the triangle along the positive x-axis.

Position the triangle in the first quadrant.

Position and label right triangle XYZ with leg d units long on the coordinate plane.

Since Z is on the x-axis, its y-coordinate is 0. Its x-coordinate is d because the base is d units long.

Position and Label a Triangle

Since triangle XYZ is a right triangle, the x-coordinate of Y is 0. We cannot determine the y-coordinate so call it b.

Answer:

Which picture on the following slide would be the best way to position and label equilateral triangle ABC with side w units long on the coordinate plane?

A. A

B. B

C. C

D. D A B C D

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A. B.

C. D.

Identify Missing Coordinates

Name the missing coordinates of isosceles right triangle QRS.

Q is on the origin, so its coordinates are (0, 0).

The x-coordinate of S is the same as the x-coordinate for R, (c, ?).

Answer: Q(0, 0); S(c, c)

The distance from Q to R is c units. The distance from R to S must be the same. So, the coordinates of S are (c, c).

The y-coordinate for S is the distance from R to S. Since ΔQRS is an isosceles right triangle,

A. A

B. B

C. C

D. D A B C D

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A. A(d, 0); C(0, 0)

B. A(0, f); C(0, 0)

C. A(0, d); C(0, 0)

D. A(0, 0); C(0, d)

Name the missing coordinates of isosceles right ΔABC.

Write a Coordinate Proof

Write a coordinate proof to prove that the segment that joins the vertex angle of an isosceles triangle to the midpoint of its base is perpendicular to the base.

The first step is to position and label an isosceles triangle on the coordinate plane. Place the base of the isosceles triangle along the x-axis. Draw a line segment from the vertex of the triangle to its base. Label the origin and label the coordinates, using multiples of 2 since the Midpoint Formula takes half the sum of the coordinates.

Prove:

Given: ΔXYZ is isosceles.

Write a Coordinate Proof

Proof: By the Midpoint Formula, the coordinates of W,

the midpoint of , is

The slope of or undefined. The

slope of is therefore, .

Finish the following coordinate proof to prove that the segment drawn from the right angle to the midpoint of the hypotenuse of an isosceles right triangle is perpendicular to the hypotenuse.

A. A

B. B

C. C

D. D A B C D

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A. their slopes are opposite.

B. the sum of their slopes is zero.

C. the product of their slopes is –1.

D. the difference of their slopes is 2.

Proof: The coordinates of the midpoint D are

The slope of is

or 1. The slope of or –1,

therefore because ____.

?

Classify Triangles

DRAFTING Write a coordinate proof to prove that the outside of this drafter’s tool is shaped like a right triangle. The length of one side is 10 inches and the length of another side is 5.75 inches.

Classify Triangles

Proof: The slope of

or undefined. The slope of

or 0, therefore

ΔDEF is a right triangle.

The drafter’s tool is shaped like a

right triangle.

FLAGS Tracy wants to write a coordinate proof to prove this flag is shaped like an isosceles triangle. The altitude is 16 inches and the base is 10 inches.

A. A

B. B

C. C

D. D A B C D

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A. (10, 10)

B. (10, 5)

C. (16, 10)

D. (16, 5)

What ordered pair should she use for point C?