What is the difference between Median and Altitude ? [2 MARKS]

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Median is a line segment formed between a vertex and the mid-point of the opposite side.
Altitude on the other hand is the perpendicular distance of a vertex from its opposite side.

In the below figure, CH is altitude of C from AB and CM is median from C to AB.

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