Name: Date: Class: Band: Geometry PBA Project: Triangle Centers You can do it!

You have a wealth of knowledge about triangle centers. Now it is time to apply it! Choose three locations on a map that are important to you. Call them special properties of each point. Due Date:_____________________

A , B and C . Form ABC using these three

locations. Find the circumcenter, incenter, centroid, orthocenter and nine-point center of the triangle and demonstrate the

Part I: Circumcenter 1. Choose three points on a map to form ABC . 2. Find the circumcenter of ABC , and label it O . Label the midpoint of B as M A , the midpoint of A as C C

M B , and the midpoint of A as M C . Erase any unnecessary segments. B

3. What is the approximate address of the circumcenter? 4. Draw in O , O , and O . Measure each segment in centimeters to show that the circumcenter is equidistant A B C from each vertex of ABC i.e. OA OB OC . 5. Draw in the circumcircle. 6. Explain why the circumcenter is special.

Part II: Incenter 1. Choose three different points on a separate map to form ABC . 2. Find the incenter of ABC , and label it 4. Draw in the perpendicular distances from

I . Erase any unnecessary segments.

I to
B , A , and A , and label the intersections as C C B

3. What is the approximate address of the incenter?

D , E , and

F respectively. Measure each segment in centimeters to show that the incenter is equidistant from each side of
ABC i.e. ID IE IF .
5. Draw in the incircle. 6. Explain why the incenter is special.

Part III: Centroid 1. Choose three different points on a separate map to form ABC .

2. Find the centroid of ABC , and label it G . Label the midpoint of B as M A , the midpoint of A as M B , C C and the midpoint of A as M C . B 3. What is the approximate address of the centroid? 4. Measure in centimeters the base and height of the six small triangles created by the centroid. Use the area formula for a triangle and your measurements to show that each of the six triangles have the same area. 5. Explain why the centroid is special.

Part IV: Orthocenter 1. Choose three different points on a separate map to form ABC . 2. Find the orthocenter of ABC , and label it the foot on A as H C . B 3. What is the approximate address of the orthocenter? 4. Measure A H
B

H . Label the foot on

B C as

H A , the foot on A as H B , and C

, H BC , C H

H , H AB , B

, and H C A in centimeters. Use these measurements to verify

that Cevas Theorem i.e.

AH B H BC

A CH B H C C = 1 . HA A

BH

5. Explain why the orthocenter is special.

Part V: Nine Point Center 1. Choose three different points on a separate map to form ABC . 2. Find the circumcenter O , centroid G , and orthocenter and

H of ABC . Label the midpoints of the sides D , E ,

F . Label the feet of the altitudes J , K , and L .

3. Erase the medians and perpendicular bisectors, but NOT the altitudes. 4. Find the nine-point center of ABC , and label it N . 5. What is the address of the nine-point center? 6. Draw in the nine-point circle and label any non-labeled special points on it. 7. Show that

H , O , N , and G are all collinear by drawing in the Euler line O . H

8. Measure O , O , G , and N in centimeters. Show that H N O G 9. Explain why the nine-point circle is special.

O N= 12 O H, G O= 13 O H, and N G= 16 O H

Closing Statement

Write a one page dialogue about the triangle centers having a conversation over thanksgiving dinner. Use their attributes to give them personalities. This should be no more than one double spaced page, using a 10 point font. Glossary Words 1. Equidistant 2. Concurrent 3. Point of Concurrency 4. Perpendicular Bisector 5. Angle Bisector 6. Median 7. Midpoint 8. Altitude 9. Foot of an Altitude 10. Circumcenter Pieces of the Project 1. Title Page 2. Table of Contents 3. Glossary of Important Definitions/Terms 4. Part I: 5. Part II: Circumcenter (Construction, Attributes, Demonstration) Incenter (Construction, Attributes, Demonstration) 11. Incenter 12. Centroid 13. Orthocenter 14. Nine Point Center 15. Circumcircle 16. Incircle 17. Nine-Point Circle 18. Circumradius 19. Inradius 20. Euler Line

6. Part III: Centroid (Construction, Attributes, Demonstration) 7. Part IV: Orthocenter (Construction, Attributes, Demonstration) 8. Part V: Nine Point Center (Construction, Attributes, Demonstration) 9. Closing Statement 10. Rubric Notes 1. You can obtain maps at http://maps.google.com. Choose a scale that makes your triangle as large as possible on the page. 2. Each glossary term, must be numbered and in the order given above. You must also include the word, the definition of the word, and an illustration of the word. This section MUST be handwritten. 3. On Parts IV, be sure to state the location center. 4. Each part should use a different set of three points and should be done on a separate sheet of paper. 5. You must label each diagram according to the instructions given, including ALL important markings. You must also write all numerical measurements you make on the diagram e.g. midpoints, angle bisectors, etc. 6. For the closing statement, check mathworld.com, cut-the-knot.org and wikipedia.com for information about the triangle centers.

A , B , and C represent and the location of the given triangle

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