Look at the triangle in the diagram below.
To which side is the median and the height drawn?
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Look at the triangle in the diagram below.
To which side is the median and the height drawn?
To solve this problem, we'll observe features of the diagram and follow these steps:
Now, let's apply these steps:
Step 1: The diagram shows triangle with a line drawn from point to the base . Note that there is an apparent point where this line intersects perpendicularly.
Step 2: The line can be considered both the height and the median:
Therefore, the solution to the problem is that both the median and the height are drawn to side .
BC
Can a triangle have two right angles?
Look for two clues: a perpendicular symbol (right angle) showing it's a height, and point E being the midpoint of BC showing it's a median. When both exist, the triangle is isosceles!
'Drawn to' means which side the line touches or intersects. 'Drawn from' means which vertex the line starts at. The question asks which side it's drawn to, so focus on where the line meets the base.
Point D appears to be part of another construction line, but it's not relevant to this question. Focus only on the line from A to E, which clearly shows the median and height to side BC.
The diagram shows equal tick marks on segments BE and EC, indicating they have equal length. This visual cue tells us E divides BC into two equal parts, making AE a median.
No! The line from A clearly goes downward to the base BC, not to side AC. Remember, a median/height from vertex A must go to the opposite side, which is BC.
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