In a triangle, the perpendicular from the vertex to the base bisects the base. The triangle is
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(a) right-angle
(b) isosceles
(c) scalene
(d) obtuse-angled

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(b) isosceles

In an isosceles triangle, the perpendicular from the vertex to the base bisects the base.

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In a triangle, the perpendicular from the vertex to the base bisects the base. The triangle is Figure (a) right-angle (b) isosceles (c) scalene (d) obtuse-angled

(b) isosceles In an isosceles triangle, the perpendicular from the vertex to the base bisects the base.

In a triangle, the perpendicular from the vertex to the base bisects the base. The triangle is
Figure

(a) right-angle
(b) isosceles
(c) scalene
(d) obtuse-angled

(b) isosceles

In an isosceles triangle, the perpendicular from the vertex to the base bisects the base.