Which of the following best describes the altitude of a triangle?
a segment perpendicular to a side of the triangle
a segment that passes through the midpoint and is perpendicular to a side of a triangle
a segment drawn from the vertex to the midpoint of the opposite side
a segment drawn from the vertex perpendicular to the line containing the opposite side

Question

Which of the following best describes the altitude of a triangle?  
a segment perpendicular to a side of the triangle
a segment that passes through the midpoint and is perpendicular to a side of a triangle
a segment drawn from the vertex to the midpoint of the opposite side
a segment drawn from the vertex perpendicular to the line containing the opposite side

triciaal · Answer

perpendicular from vertex to the other side or to the line that contains the opposite side