Medians and Altitudes

Medians and Altitudes

Median

• A segment with endpoints being a vertex of a triangle and the midpoint of the opposite side.

• Every triangle has 3

Altitude

• A segment from a vertex to the line containing the opposite side and perpendicular to the line containing that side.

• An "Altitude" can be interior or exterior to the triangle.

• Every triangle has 3 altitudes.

Multiple Choice

The figure is an example of a(n).....

• altitude

• midsegment

• perpendicular bisector

• median

Multiple Choice

The figure is an example of a(n) ...

• angle bisector

• midsegment

• altitude

• median

Multiple Choice

The figure is an example of a(n) ...

• angle bisector

• perpendicular bisector

• median

• midsegment

Multiple Choice

The figure is an example of a(n)...

• angle bisector

• median

• perpendicular bisector

• altitude