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Geometry 5-4a GeoGebra Primer: Medians and Altitudes

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Explore the applet for a few minutes before responding to the items that follow.

Be sure to move the purple vertex of the triangle as well.

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Explore the applet for a few minutes before responding to the items that follow.

Be sure to move the blue vertex of the triangle as well.

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Exploration: What do you know about point M?

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Exploration: What do you know about the green line segment?

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Exploration: Can the green segment ever be on the outside of the triangle? Explain why or why not.
Be sure to try a variety of triangle shapes in the applet before responding.

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Vocabulary: The green line segment is said to be a median of the triangle. How do you think median could be defined?

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Exploration: What do you know about the purple line segment?

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Exploration: Can the purple segment ever be on the inside of the triangle? Explain why or why not.
Be sure to try a variety of triangle shapes in the applet before responding.

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Vocabulary: The purple line segment is said to be an altitude of the triangle. How do you think altitude could be defined?