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Medians and Altitudes of Triangles

Explore the properties of medians and altitudes in triangles with this Grade 7 geometry worksheet.

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CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.7.G.A.2

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Medians and Altitudes of Triangles

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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Show all your work for short answer questions.

1. What is the difference between a median and an altitude in a triangle?

2. In a triangle, a median connects a vertex to the   of the opposite side.

a

endpoint

b

midpoint

c

right angle

d

hypotenuse

3. An altitude of a triangle is always inside the triangle.

T

True

F

False

4. Draw an obtuse triangle. Then, draw one median and one altitude from the same vertex.

5. The point where the three medians of a triangle intersect is called the  .

6. In triangle ABC, if AD is a median to BC, and BC = 10 cm, what is the length of BD?

ABCD