Draw a median on the non congruent side of an isosceles triangle. Is it the altitude or an angle bisector too? If true then enter 1 and if false then enter 0
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Solution
Consider triangle ABC, with AB = AC and AH perpendicular to BC. Now, In triangle ABH and AHC, AH=AH (Common) ∠ABH=∠ACH (Isosclees triangle property) ∠AHB=∠AHC=90∘ (AH⊥BC) Thus, △AHB≅△AHC ∠BAH=∠CAH (By cpct) Thus, AH bisects ∠A