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Define the following:
1.Median
2. Altitude
3. Perpendicular bisector
4. Angle bisector

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Angle bisector
The angle bisector divides an angle into two equal parts.

Perpendicular bisector
The perpendicular bisector is a line segment that intersects a line segment in the middle and is perpendicular to the line segment it intersects.

Median
The median of a triangle is a line through one of the vertices of the triangle to the middle of the opposite side of this vertex.The area on both sides of the median is equal.

Altitude
An altitude is the shortest distance between a certain point and a line. The shortest distance is always perpendicular to the line.

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