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

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

  3.   In which figure is a median and an angle bisector of
and is an altitude?
    A. B.
    C. D.
    Hint

  4.   The segment that has one endpoint at one of the vertices of a triangle and its other endpoint on a line containing the opposite side of the triangle, and is perpendicular to the opposite side of the triangle, is called the __________.
    A. angle bisector B. median
    C. perpendicular bisector D. altitude
    Hint

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



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