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Is the altitude of a triangle is a segment whose endpoints are a vertex of a triangle and the midpoints of the side opposite the vertex?
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∙ 11y ago
Yes but only if it's an equilateral or an isosceles triangle otherwise it's the vertical perpendicular height
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Line segment with endpoints that are a vertex of a triangle and the midpoint of the side opposite the vertex?
median
An altitude of a triangle is a line or segment through a vertex and to the line containing the opposite side?
Altitude
A segment that connects a vertex of a triangle to the midpoint of the opposite side?
median or altitude * * * * * Median: Yes Altitude: No.
Is an altitude ever outside a triangle?
Sure. If one of the base angles is more than 90 degrees, then the altitude (height) is outside the triangle. Yes. This only occurs with an obtuse triangle. Because an altitude is a line drawn from a vertex to the opposite side and is perpendicular with that opposite side, it can only occur if it is outside the triangle. Look at the triangle in related links. If you look at the vertex on the top, the only way to draw the altitude would be to draw outside the triangle.
An altitude of a triangle is a line or segment that passes through a vertex of the triangle and is to the line containing the opposite side?
perpendicular
What is a segment from a vertex of a triangle perpendicular to the opposite side of the triangle?
An altitude.
A perpendicular segment with one endpoint at a vertex and the other endpoint on the side opposite that vertex?
Altitude: The altitude of a triangle is a perpendicular segment that connects a vertex and its opposite side. Let's construct the altitude of a triangle using a new triangle.
Line segment with endpoints that are a vertex of a triangle and the midpoint of the side opposite the vertex?
median
Does altitude of a triangle always bisect the opposite side?
No.
What is a perpendicular segment from a vertex of a triangle to the opposite side?
altitude of a triangle.
What is the difference between a median and the altitude of a triangle?
A median of a triangle is a line segment joining a vertex to the midpoint of the opposite side. Altitude of a triangle is a straight line through a vertex and perpendicular to the opposite side or an extension of the opposite side.
What is the altitude of a triangle?
A segment from the vertex of a triangle perpendicular to the line containing the opposite side
An altitude of a triangle is a line or segment through a vertex and to the line containing the opposite side?
Altitude
How do you find the the centroid of a triangle?
You simply find the midpoint of each side of the triangle, then you draw a line connecting the midpoints to their opposite corners of the triangle. The intersection of these points will occur at the same point: the centroid.
An altitude of a triangle is a line or segment that passes through a vertex of the triangle and is?
and is perpendicular to the opposite side.
A segment that connects a vertex of a triangle to the midpoint of the opposite side?
median or altitude * * * * * Median: Yes Altitude: No.
What is the point equidistant from the three sides of a triangle?
The point equidistant from the three sides of a triangle is the center of the triangle. The center of the triangle is the point of intersection of the medians of the triangle. The medians of a triangle are the line segments that join the vertices of the triangle to the midpoints of the opposite sides.
