Question

What is an Altitude?

• A. Line segment drawn from vertex of triangle to opposite side of vertex.
• B. Perpendicular line segment drawn from vertex of triangle to opposite side of vertex.
• C. Line segment drawn from vertex of triangle to opposite side of vertex diving opposite side into two equal parts.
• D. Line segment drawn from vertex of triangle dividing angle at that vertex into two equal parts.

Answer 1

The correct option is B Perpendicular line segment drawn from vertex of triangle to opposite side of vertex.

• Altitude in a triangle

• Altitude of a triangle is the perpendicular line segment drawn from the vertex of a triangle to its opposite side.