Examples with solutions for Parts of a Triangle: Identifying the sides in a triangle using median and height

Exercise #1

Which side of triangle ABC is both the median and the height drawn to?

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Answer

AB

Exercise #2

The triangle ABC is shown below.

To which side are the median and the altitude drawn?

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Answer

No side

Exercise #3

Look at the triangle below.

Which side is the height and which side is the median?

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Answer

DC = median and height

Exercise #4

ABC is a triangle.

To which of its sides are the height and the median drawn?

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Answer

AB

Exercise #5

Look at the triangle in the diagram below.

To which side is the median and the height drawn?

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Answer

BC

Exercise #6

The triangle ABC is shown below.

Which side or sides are the height and the median drawn to?


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Answer

No sides

Exercise #7

ABC is a triangle.

Which of the lines is the height and which is the median?

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Answer

BC + AB = height,

EB = median