Question

Which statement defines an altitude?

It is a segment that connects the vertex and the opposite side of a triangle at a right angle.

It is a segment that connects the midpoint of one side of a triangle with a point on any other side.

It is a segment that connects the midpoint of a vertex with any point on the opposite side of the triangle.

It is a segment that connects the midpoint of a vertex with the midpoint of the opposite side of the triangle.

Answer 1

d

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Altitude means the height....
it is a line segment the goes through the vertex

Answer 4

but it will not always go through the mid point of the opposite side...

Answer 5

the segment must be perpendicular to the opposite side

Answer 6

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