1. In ∆LMN, …… is an altitude and …… is a median. (Write the names of appropriate segments.)
Question
1. In ∆LMN, …… is an altitude and …… is a median. (Write the names of appropriate segments.)
Solution
In order to answer this question, we need more specific information about triangle LMN. An altitude and a median in a triangle are not the same and depend on the specific points they are drawn from.
However, in general:
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An altitude of a triangle is a line segment connecting a vertex to the line containing the opposite side and it is perpendicular to the opposite side. For example, if we draw a line from point L perpendicular to line MN, that line would be an altitude.
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A median of a triangle is a line segment connecting a vertex to the midpoint of the opposite side. For example, if we draw a line from point L to the midpoint of line MN, that line would be a median.
Without more specific information about triangle LMN, we cannot definitively name the segments.
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