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Altitudes of Triangles

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 4hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The altitudes of a triangle intersect at the _________________________.
a)
Centriod
b)
Circumcenter
c)
Incenter
d)
Orthocenter
2.

The orthocenter can be outside the triangle if the triangle is ...

a)

obtuse

b)

acute

c)

iscolese

d)

right

3.
10. What type of lines are shown
a)
perpendicular bisectors
b)
medians
c)
altitudes
d)
angle bisectors
4.

13. Which line is an altitude?

a)

XY

b)

BY

c)

AZ

d)

XC

5.

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

a)

perpendicular bisector

b)

angle bisector

c)

median

d)

altitude

6.

The ORTHOCENTER is the intersection of which special segments?

a)

Angle Bisectors

b)

Perpendicular Bisectors

c)

Medians

d)

Altitudes

7.

The figures above are examples of ...

a)

altitudes

b)

perpendicular bisectors

c)

medians

d)

angle bisectors

8.

Which center of a triangle is shown in the picture below?

a)

Circumcenter

b)

Orthocenter

c)

Incenter

d)

Centroid

9.
Segment BH is an example of which of the following?
a)
Perpendicular Bisector 
b)
Altitude
c)
Median
d)
Midsegment
10.
Fill in the blank.
Altitudes hit the ground at _______ degrees.
a)
180
b)
90
c)
60
d)
360
11.

Select the triangle that shows the height that goes with the base shown here.

a)
b)
c)
12.

Select the triangle that shows the height for the base shown here.

a)
b)
c)
13.

Select the triangle that shows the height for the base shown here.

a)
b)
c)
14.

Given a triangle with vertices R(-1,4), S(5,-2), and T(-1,-6). Find the orthocenter.

a)

(5 , -2)

b)

(-1, -2)

c)

(2, -1)

d)

(3, -2)

15.

Which of the following statements are true?

a)

BH\overline{BH} is perpendicular to AC\overline{AC}

b)

mABH=90°m\angle ABH=90\degree

c)

ΔCBH\Delta CBH is a right triangle

d)

AH HC\overline{AH}\ \cong\overline{HC}

e)

mCHB=90°m\angle CHB=90\degree