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Which segment always divides a triangle into two triangles of equal areas?
median
How is the altitude and a median of a triangle the same?
they are the same because the triangles side is equal
Which two types of triangles identify the figure?
scalene triangle,acute triangle
Does a median divide a triangle into two congruent triangles?
Yes * * * * * No. A median is a line from a vertex to the midpoint of the opposite side. It divides the triangle into congruent parts only if the triangle is equilateral or if the triangle is isosceles and it is the median from the unequal vertex. In all other cases the two parts will not be congruent.
If the median to a side of a triangle is also an altitude to that side then the triangle is isosceles How do you write this Proof?
Let the triangle be ABC and suppose the median AD is also an altitude.AD is a median, therefore BD = CDAD is an altitude, therefore angle ADB = angle ADC = 90 degreesThen, in triangles ABD and ACD,AD is common,angle ADB = angle ADCand BD = CDTherefore the two triangles are congruent (SAS).And therefore AB = AC, that is, the triangle is isosceles.
