Look at the triangle PQR.

Which statement is true about line segments PS and QT?
Point A is the centroid of triangle QAP.
Point A is the orthocenter of triangle QAP.
PS is the altitude and QT is the median of triangle PQR.
PS is the median and QT is the altitude of triangle PQR.

Question

Look at the triangle PQR. 



Which statement is true about line segments PS and QT?  
Point A is the centroid of triangle QAP.
Point A is the orthocenter of triangle QAP.
PS is the altitude and QT is the median of triangle PQR.
PS is the median and QT is the altitude of triangle PQR.

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

These are practice problems I found and I wanted to compare answers. I'm confused on this one though.

apoorvk · Answer

Okay, see if this info helps you:

An altitude is the perpendicular from a point to its opposite side, and a median bisects the opposite side.

What do you think now?

anonymous · Answer

I believe it is D.

apoorvk · Answer

Sir, what you believe, is RIGHT then!! ;)

anonymous · Answer

Thank you! That helped a bunch :)

apoorvk · Answer

Hehe, no worries :)