Question

#1. What term describes a line segment that connects a vertex of a triangle to a point on the line containing the opposite side, so that the line segment is perpendicular to that line? #2. Which term describes a line segment that connects a vertex of a triangle to the midpoint of the opposite side?

Answer 1

# 1

Altitude of a triangle.

# 2

Median of a triangle.

Explanation:

Altitude--

An altitude is a line that passes through a vertex and it intersects the opposite side of that vertex at 90 degree i.e. the line is perpendicular to the opposite side.

The point where the three altitudes of a triangle meet is called the Orthocenter of the triangle.

Median of a triangle--

The median of the triangle is the line which passes through a vertex and meets the midpoint of the opposite side of the triangle.

The point where the three medians of a triangle meet is called the Centroid of the triangle.

Answer 2

#1
The ALTITUDE is a line segment that connects a vertex of a triangle to a point on the line containing the opposite side, so that the line segment is perpendicular to that line.

#2
The MEDIAN a line segment that connects a vertex of a triangle to the midpoint of the opposite side