1.   In a triangle, a segment that joins a vertex of the triangle and the midpoint of the opposite side is called the __________.
    A. hypotenuse B. perpendicular bisector
    C. median D. altitude
    Hint

  2.   In is the _____.
   
    A. all of these B. median
    C. perpendicular bisector D. altitude
    Hint

  3.   Is an altitude of Explain.
   
    A. No; because is
outside
    B. Yes; because has one
endpoint at vertex and
is perpendicular to
    C. Yes; because is a
perpendicular bisector
of
    D. No; because is not a
median of
    Hint

  4.   A _________ is a line or segment that passes through the midpoint of a side of a triangle and is perpendicular to that side.
    A. perpendicular bisector B. median
    C. angle bisector D. mode
    Hint

  5.   What best describes
   
    A. altitude B. median
    C. perpendicular bisector D. angle bisector
    Hint



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