Right Triangles with Altitude

What type of lines are shown

• perpendicular bisectors

• medians

• altitudes

• angle bisectors

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13. Which line is an altitude?

• XY

• BY

• AZ

• XC

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A segment joining a vertex to the opposite side so that is perpendiuclar to that side.

• perpendicular bisector

• angle bisector

• median

• altitude

The ORTHOCENTER is the intersection of which special segments?

• Angle Bisectors

• Perpendicular Bisectors

• Medians

• Altitudes

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In the accompanying diagram, ΔABC is a right triangle and CD is the altitude to the hypotenuse AB. If AD = 4 and DB = 16, find the length of CD.

• 4√5

• 8

• 4√15

• 2√5

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• (1)

• (2)

• (3)

• (4)

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The figures above are examples of ...

• altitudes

• perpendicular bisectors

• medians

• angle bisectors

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Segment BH is an example of which of the following?

• Perpendicular Bisector 

• Altitude

• Median

• Midsegment

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Fill in the blank.
Altitudes hit the ground at _______ degrees.

• 180

• 90

• 60

• 360

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Which of the following statements are true?

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