Triangle Height Analysis: Verifying the Altitude in a Given Triangle

Question

Is the straight line in the figure the height of the triangle?

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:04 Let's decide if this line is a height of the triangle.
00:07 A triangle's height starts at one corner.
00:11 It must also meet the opposite side at a right angle.
00:15 So, this line isn't the height. And that's our solution!

Step-by-Step Solution

In the given problem, we have a triangle depicted with a specific line drawn inside it. The question asks if this line represents the height of the triangle. To resolve this question, we need to discern whether the line is perpendicular to one of the sides of the triangle when extended, as only a line that is perpendicular from a vertex to its opposite side can be considered the height.

The line in question is shown intersecting one of the sides within the triangle but does not form a perpendicular angle with any side shown or the ground (as is required for it to be the height of the triangle). A proper height would typically intersect perpendicularly either at or along the extended line of the opposite side from a vertex.

Therefore, based on the visual clues provided and the typical geometric definition of a height (or altitude) in a triangle, this specific line does not fit the criteria for being a height.

Thus, we conclude that the line depicted is not the height of the triangle. The correct answer is No.

Answer

No