An altitude has one end point at a vertex of the triangle and the other on the side which is opposite to that vertex , then how many altitudes does a triangle have?

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

Right on! Give the BNAT exam to get a 100% scholarship for BYJUS courses

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

Open in App

Solution

The correct option is B 3
An altitude has one end point at a vertex of the triangle and the other on the side which is opposite to that vertex. A triangle has 3 altitudes.
In the figure given below - AD, BE and CF are the altitudes.

Suggest Corrections

Similar questions

Q. A perpendicular drawn from a vertex to the opposite side of a triangle is known as

(a) an altitude
(b) a median
(c) an angle bisector
(d) a bisector

Which of the following statements are true (T) and which are false (F):

(i) Sides opposite to equal angles of a triangle may be unequal.

(ii) Angles opposite to equal sides of a triangle are equal.

(iii) The measure of each angle of an equilateral triangle is 60°.

(iv) If the altitude from one vertex of a triangle bisects the opposite side, then the triangle may be isosceles.

(v) The bisectors of two equal angles of a triangle are equal.

(vi) If the bisector of the vertical angle of a triangle bisects the base, then the triangle may be isosceles.

(vii) The two altitudes corresponding to two equal sides of a triangle need not be equal.

(viii) If any two sides of a right triangle are respectively equal to two sides of other right triangle, then the two triangles are congruent.

(ix) Two right triangles are congruent if hypotenuse and a side of one triangle are respectively equal equal to the hypotenuse and a side of the other triangle.

Q. An altitude has one end point at a vertex of the triangle and the other on the side which is opposite to that vertex , then how many altitudes does a triangle have?

An altitude has one end point at a vertex of the triangle and the other on the line containing the opposite side, then how many altitudes does a triangle have?

Q. Does the altitude of a triangle drawn from a vertex to the opposite side, bisects the side .

Join BYJU'S Learning Program

An altitude has one end point at a vertex of the triangle and the other on the side which is opposite to that vertex , then how many altitudes does a triangle have?

The correct option is B 3An altitude has one end point at a vertex of the triangle and the other on the side which is opposite to that vertex. A triangle has 3 altitudes. In the figure given below - AD, BE and CF are the altitudes.

The correct option is B 3
An altitude has one end point at a vertex of the triangle and the other on the side which is opposite to that vertex. A triangle has 3 altitudes.
In the figure given below - AD, BE and CF are the altitudes.