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Is AC a median of Triangle ADB, an altitude, both, or neither?

Is AC a median of Triangle ADB, an altitude, both, or neither?-example-1
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Step-by-step explanation:

We need to establish their definitions

From definition, the median of a triangle is the the line joining a vertex to the midpoint of the opposite side

From the diagram, B is a vertex and a line passes through it to the midpoint of the opposite side AC

BD is the median in this case

By definition, an altitude of a triangle is a line that passes through a vertex and perpendicular to the base of the opposite side.

From the diagram , AC doesnot pass through a vertex and perpendicular to the base of the opposite side.

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