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Constructions
Pupils learn the steps for basic constructions using a straightedge, a compass, and a pencil. Pairs develop the skills to copy a segment and an angle, bisect a segment and an angle, and construct parallel and perpendicular lines.
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Drawing a Line Tangent to a Circle
Explore lines tangent to a circle. In this math lesson, students manipulate circles and lines on a TI calculator. They draw a circle and analyze perpendicular lines intersecting the circle in only one place. This activity works best if...
Illustrative Mathematics
Shortest Line Segment from a Point P to a Line L
One of the hardest skills for many young geometers to grasp is to move beyond just declaring obvious things true, and really returning to fundamental principles for proof. This brief exercise stretches those proving muscles as the class...
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Identifying Parallel and Perpendicular Lines
Students explore basic geometry. In this geometry lesson, students study points and lines that exist in flat planes. Students investigate parallel and perpendicular lines.
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Analytic Geometry
In this analytic geometry worksheet, 9th graders graph and solve 13 different types of problems that include determining whether equations are linear to matching given equations to their corresponding equation in the second column....
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Tangent Lines and the Radius of a Circle
Your Geometry learners will collaboratively prove that the tangent line of a circle is perpendicular to the radius of the circle. A deliberately sparse introduction allows for a variety of approaches to find a solution.
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Chapter 4.5 Geometry Practice Problems
In this geometry practice problems worksheet, students write geometric proofs to prove the validity of given circumstances. Students prove parallel lines, perpendicular lines, and similar angles. This four-page worksheet contains eight...
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Parallel and Perpendicular Line Construction
In this geometry worksheet, students construct parallel and perpendicular lines given a straight edge and a compass. Their lines pass through a given point. There are 4 questions with an answer key.
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Planes and Lines
In this geometry worksheet, students identify the plane that passes through a point and define the theorem that represents parallel and perpendicular lines. There is an answer key.
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Parallel, Intersecting, and Perpendicular Lines
In this geometry lines worksheet, 10th graders solve 9 different problems related to various types of lines found in geometry. They classify each pair of lines shown as either parallel, intersecting, or perpendicular lines.
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Constructing Parallel and Perpendicular Lines
For this geometry worksheet, learners construct lines that are parallel and perpendicular forming different angles. They differentiate between interior and exterior angles. Students identify the angles formed by a transversal and...
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Review Geometry - Week 8: (Triangles)
In this triangle worksheet, students determine the length of the sides of a triangle, perpendicular lines, and the area of triangles. This two-page worksheet contains eight problems.
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Accelerated Geometry Review Sheet
Your geometry learners use their knowledge of various geometric concepts to write proofs. Starting with givens containing parallel line segments with transversals and triangles and quadrilaterals, and the mid-point and distance formulas;...
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Isosceles Triangles and Special Line Segments
Under which conditions can a triangle be classified as isosceles? High schoolers practice identifying isosceles triangles and special line segments, including angle bisectors, medians of triangles, and perpendicular bisectors of sides of...
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Perpendicular Bisector
In this perpendicular bisector worksheet, students fold paper, according to instructions, to discover the perpendicular bisector of a segment. They explore the distances from the bisector to the endpoints of a specified line segment. ...
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Planes and Lines
For this geometry worksheet, 10th graders determine the number of planes that can pass through a given point and are perpendicular to a given line. The one page worksheet contains one multiple choice question. Answer is included.
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Basic Geometry Terms
Set your pupils up to start on geometry by teaching them some introductory terminology. Pupils learn the terms by reading a short passage and looking at examples. They then respond to five questions related to the text.
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Short Pappus
It's all Greek to me. Scholars work a task that Greeks first formulated for an ancient math challenge. Provided with an angle and a point inside the angle, scholars develop conjectures about what is true about the shortest line segment...
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High School Mathematics Geometry Vocabulary Word Wall Cards
Having a good working knowledge of math vocabulary is especially important for geometry learners. Here are 119 pages worth of wonderfully constructed definitions, constructions, formulas, properties, theorems, and postulates. This is a...
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Exploring the Slopes of Parallel and Perpendicular Lines.
Students find the slopes for perpendicular and parallel lines. In this geometry lesson, students differentiate between parallel and perpendicular lines. They use Cabri software to create lines to compare.
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Measurement
Fifth graders measure specified distances when given perpendicular lines. In this measurement lesson plan, 5th graders draw the lines themselves.
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Perpendicular Bisector of a Line Segment
High Schoolers investigate the perpendicular bisector of a line segment. They use Cabri Jr. to construct the perpendicular bisector of a segment. The dynamics capabilities of Cabri Jr. allow your learners to observe the lengths of the...
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Perpendicular Bisector Theorem
High schoolers construct perpendicular bisectors using Cabri Jr. on their graphing calculator. They then construct conditional statements about perpendicular bisectors along with their converse, inverse, and contrapositive.
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Points, Lines, and Planes
High schoolers solve problems dealing with points, lines and planes. In this geometry lesson, students differentiate between parallel lines and planes. They find the intersection of lines and planes.