Medians and Altitudes of Triangles

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

Grade 7 Math GeometryMedians and Altitudes

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3 Short AnswerMultiple ChoiceTrue / FalseFill in the Blanks

Standards

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

Topics

geometrymediansaltitudestrianglesgrade 7

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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.

endpoint

midpoint

right angle

hypotenuse

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

True

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?

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