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The median is a line from a vertex to the midpoint of the opposite line and an altitude is a line from a vertex to the opposite line which is perpendicular to the line. These are NOT the same thing in most triangles. The only time they could be the same is in an equilateral triangle.
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If a median of a triangle is also an altitude of a triangle then is the triangle isosceles?
Yes
What triangle are one median and one altitude?
None. Altitudes may coincide with the sides of a triangle but medians cannot. So every triangle must have 3 distinct medians.
Is median of a triangle bisect it's angle?
The median of a triangle bisects its side
How you can draw a altitude with isosceles triangle?
The altitude line is perpendicular to the base and bisects the apex of the isosceles triangle.
Draw a triangle where the altitude is a side of the triangle?
Any right triangle resting on a leg.
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