Question

What is median and altitude?

Answer 1

Median – A line segment joining a vertex of a triangle with the mid-point of the opposite side. Altitude – A line segment joining a vertex of a triangle with the opposite side such that the segment is perpendicular to the opposite side.

Answer 2

Answer:

• A median of a triangle is a segment connecting a vertex to the midpoint of its opposite side.

• An altitude of a triangle is a segment from a vertex to the line containing its opposite side, and is perpendicular to that line.