Which statement about an orthocenter of a triangle is always true?

1.It is a point that lies on all three altitudes of a triangle.

2.It divides the triangle into smaller triangles of equal area.

3.It divides a side of the triangle into two congruent parts.

4.It is the intersection of an altitude and a median.

Question

Which statement about an orthocenter of a triangle is always true?

1.It is a point that lies on all three altitudes of a triangle.

2.It divides the triangle into smaller triangles of equal area.

3.It divides a side of the triangle into two congruent parts.

4.It is the intersection of an altitude and a median.

anonymous · Answer

basically it passes through the middle, and then is perpendicular to a side, therefore it splits it into 2 so the answer is definetely 3 :)

asnaseer · Answer

This site should help you find the correct answer: http://www.mathopenref.com/triangleorthocenter.html

anonymous · Answer

Thanks :D

asnaseer · Answer

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