Chapter 4 Section 7

Medians, Altitudes, Perpendicular Bisectors

Median: Segment connecting the ______________ to the ____________ of the
opposite side.

A A A

B C B C B C

Altitude: Perpendicular segment from a ___________ to the opposite side

- Acute triangle: Altitude is ____________ the triangle

-
A A A

B C B C B C

- Right triangle: Altitude is ___ the triangle

- Obtuse triangle:
D D
Altitude is ________
the triangle
E F E F

C
A

Perpendicular bisector: Line, ray, or segment that is ________________ to the

segment at its midpoint.

B C