Question

Which definition best describes an altitude?Required to answer. Single choice. A line segment from a vertex of the triangles to the opposite side that divides an angle into two congruent adjacent angles. A line segment from a vertex of the triangles to the midpoint of the opposite side.A line segment from any vertex perpendicular to the line containing the opposite side of a triangle.A line that is perpendicular to a side of the triangle and also bisects that side of the triangle (it goes through the midpoint).

Answer 1

A line segment from any vertex perpendicular to the line containing the opposite side of a triangle best describes an Altitude

Note: Altitudes are always perpendicular to their base (i.e at 90°)