Question

use the drop down menu to identify the type of segment in each triangle pictured below. this segment is a select select median altitude angle bisector perpendicular bisector this segment is a this segment is a this segment is a

Explanation:

• A median of a triangle is a segment that joins a vertex to the mid - point of the opposite side. In the first triangle, the segment connects a vertex to the mid - point of the opposite side (as indicated by the equal marks on the opposite side), so it is a median.
• An angle bisector is a segment that divides an angle of a triangle into two equal angles. In the second triangle, the segment splits an angle into two equal parts (as indicated by the equal angle marks), so it is an angle bisector.
• An altitude is a perpendicular segment from a vertex to the line containing the opposite side. In the third triangle, the segment is perpendicular to the opposite side (as indicated by the right - angle mark), so it is an altitude.
• A perpendicular bisector is a segment that is both perpendicular to a side of the triangle and bisects that side. In the fourth triangle, the segment is perpendicular to the side and bisects it (as indicated by the equal side marks and the right - angle mark), so it is a perpendicular bisector.

Answer:

1. median
2. angle bisector
3. altitude
4. perpendicular bisector