Find three cities on this map that appear to be collinear.

Chicago, Bloomington, SpringfieldANSWER

WARM UP!

Front Side – True or False

Back Side

Use the diagram to answer the questions.

9. Name one pair of opposite rays.

____________ & ____________

Opposite Rays

- Share the same end point

- The 2 rays are on the same line

- They go in opposite directions

Lesson 1.2

Use Segments and Congruence

Congruent Segments:

exactly the same size and length

XY= PQ

segment XY is congruent to segment PQ

II

Between:

A point is between 2 points if it is on the line (collinear with) that connects those two points.

Broken Pencil

Segment Addition Postulate:

Segment Addition Postulate

Thus, XY + YZ = XZ

EXAMPLE 1

Apply the the Segment Addition Postulate

SOLUTION

MapsThe cities shown on the map lie approximately in a straight line. Use the given distances to find the distance from Lubbock, Texas, to St. Louis, Missouri.

Because Tulsa, Oklahoma, lies between Lubbock and St. Louis, you can apply the Segment Addition Postulate.

LS = LT + TS = 380 + 360 = 740

The distance from Lubbock to St. Louis is about 740 miles.

ANSWER

GUIDED PRACTICE for Examples 1 and 2

In the diagram, WY = 30. Can you use the Segment Addition Postulate to find the distance between points W and Z?

4.

NO; Because w is not between x and z.

ANSWER

GUIDED PRACTICE

1. Use the Segment Addition Postulate to find XZ.

xz = xy + yz= 23 + 50= 73

Segment addition postulate

Substitute 23 for xy and 50 for yzAdd

SOLUTION

ANSWER xz = 73

EXAMPLE 2 Find a length

Use the diagram to find GH.

Use the Segment Addition Postulate to write an equation. Then solve the equation to find GH.

SOLUTION

Segment Addition Postulate.

Substitute 36 for FH and 21 for FG.

Subtract 21 from each side.

21 + GH=36

FG + GH=FH

=15 GH

GUIDED PRACTICE

Use the segment addition postulate to write an equation. Then solve the equation to find WX

Use the diagram at the right to find WX.5.

vx = vw + wx144 = 37 + wx107 = wx

Segment addition postulate

Subtract 37 from each side

SOLUTION

ANSWER WX = 107

Substitute 37 for vw and 144 for vx

Example 3

Point S is between point R and point T. Use the given information to write an equation in terms of x. Solve the equation. Then find both RS and ST.

RS = 3x – 16 ST = 4x – 8RT = 60

3x-16

I-----------4x-8-----------I

I---------------60 -------------------I

WARM-UP

Directions:

Find x.

What do you notice about the relationship between segment AB and segment BC?

1.3 Lesson

Use Midpoint and Distance Formulas

Midpoint

The midpoint of a segment is a point that divides a segment into 2 congruent

segments.

I IA B

So….. AM = MB

M

Segment Bisector

A point, segment, line, or plane that divides a line segment into two equal parts

I I I I I I

In the skateboard design, VW bisects XY at point T, and XT = 39.9 cm. Find XY.

Skateboard

SOLUTION

EXAMPLE 1 Find segment lengths

Point T is the midpoint of XY . So, XT = TY = 39.9 cm.

XY = XT + TY= 39.9 + 39.9= 79.8 cm

Segment Addition PostulateSubstitute.

Add.

Bisect: to cut in 1/2

EXAMPLE 2 Use algebra with segment lengths

Point M is the midpoint of VW . Find the length of VM .

ALGEBRA

GUIDED PRACTICE

Identify the segment bisector of .

PQ

Then find PQ.

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Warm Up: Find the coordinates of the midpoint

MIDPOINT FORMULA

The midpoint of two points P(x1, y1) and Q(x2, y2) is

M(X,Y) = M(x1 + x2, y2 +y2)

Think of it as taking the average of the x’s and the average of the y’s to make a new point.

2 2

EXAMPLE 3 Use the Midpoint Formula

a. FIND MIDPOINT The endpoints of RS are R(1,–3) and S(4, 2). Find the coordinates of the midpoint M.

EXAMPLE 3 Use the Midpoint Formula

252

1 + 4 2

– 3 + 2 2 =, M , – 1M

The coordinates of the midpoint M are 1,–5

2 2

ANSWER

SOLUTION

a. FIND MIDPOINT Use the Midpoint Formula.

EXAMPLE 3 Use the Midpoint Formula

FIND ENDPOINT Let (x, y) be the coordinates of endpoint K. Use the Midpoint Formula.

STEP 1 Find x.

1+ x 22

=

1 + x = 4

x = 3

STEP 2 Find y.

4+ y 12

=

4 + y = 2

y = – 2

The coordinates of endpoint K are (3, – 2).ANSWER

b. FIND ENDPOINT The midpoint of JK is M(2, 1). One endpoint is J(1, 4). Find the coordinates of endpoint K.

Guided Practice

A. The endpoints of are A(1, 2) and B(7, 8). Find the coordinates of the midpoint M.

B. The midpoint of is M(– 1, – 2). One endpoint is W(4, 4). Find the coordinates of endpoint V.