Question

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∠rtu is a right angle.
which term describes \\(\overline{rt}\\)?
median perpendicular bisector
angle bisector altitude

Explanation:

An altitude of a triangle is a perpendicular segment from a vertex to the line containing the opposite side. Given \( \angle RTU \) is a right angle, \( \overline{RT} \) is perpendicular to \( \overline{US} \) (since \( T \) lies on \( \overline{US} \)). So \( \overline{RT} \) is an altitude as it's a perpendicular segment from \( R \) to the opposite side \( \overline{US} \). A median connects a vertex to the midpoint of the opposite side (no info \( T \) is midpoint), a perpendicular bisector bisects a segment at right angles (no info \( T \) bisects \( \overline{US} \)), and an angle bisector splits an angle (no info \( \overline{RT} \) bisects \( \angle URS \)).

Answer:

altitude