Altitude of a Triangle Worksheet
Explore the concept of altitude in triangles, including identifying and drawing altitudes in various triangle types, for Grade 7 math students.
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. For drawing questions, use a ruler and pencil.
1. An altitude of a triangle is a line segment from a vertex to the opposite side, forming a angle with that side.
2. Every triangle has exactly altitudes.
3. The point where all three altitudes of a triangle intersect is called the .
4. Look at the triangle below. Draw the altitude from vertex A to side BC.
5. In which type of triangle does an altitude sometimes fall outside the triangle?
Right Triangle
Acute Triangle
Obtuse Triangle
Equilateral Triangle
6. In an equilateral triangle, the altitude is also the median and the angle bisector.
True
False
7. Draw an obtuse triangle and then draw all three of its altitudes. Label the orthocenter.