Question

Which statement shows a difference between medians and altitudes of all triangles?
Answer







A median lies inside a triangle but an altitude can lie outside the triangle.








A median divides the vertex of the triangle into two angles of equal measure but an altitude does not.








An altitude connects the vertex of the triangle to the opposite side dividing the side into equal segments but a median does not.








An altitude divides the area of a triangle in equal parts but a median divides it into two parts in which the area of one par

Answer 1

A median lies inside a triangle but an altitude can lie outside the triangle.

Example: Obtuse triangle.