how can u tell a triangle is a median or altitude or perpendicular bisector?

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mathmale · Answer

Would you mind focusing on just one of those at a time:  median, and then altitude, and then perpendicular bisector?  Have you tried looking up "median of a triangle" on the 'Net?

ibrafacts · Answer

yes i have but still confused

ibrafacts · Answer

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jhonyy9 · Answer

yes ?

ibrafacts · Answer

help u r a legend!!!!1

jhonyy9 · Answer

i think will help you more easy understanding it than you drawing a triangle and these line inside the triangle 

the line what is median of 
------ what is bisector of 
------ what is altitude of 

ok. ?

ibrafacts · Answer

okay

jhonyy9 · Answer

how you know that is a median ?

ibrafacts · Answer

am i suppose to fill in the line?

ibrafacts · Answer

idk i think thats what i am trying to find out rn

mathmale · Answer

Have you tried looking up "median of a triangle" on the 'Net?  If so, please share what you learned from doing that.

ibrafacts · Answer

oh okay

ibrafacts · Answer

In geometry, a median of a triangle is a line segment joining a vertex to the midpoint of the opposing side. Every triangle has exactly three medians, one from each vertex, and they all intersect each other at the triangle's centroid.

ibrafacts · Answer

u see that says u need 3 lines but i have this problem where is a median but it has one line

jhonyy9 · Answer

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ibrafacts · Answer

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