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An altitude of a triangle is the perpendicular drawn from a vertex to the ____.

Class 7Medians and AltitudesTriangles
  • Aopposite side (or its extension)
  • Bmidpoint of opposite side
  • Cadjacent vertex
  • Dcentre of the triangle

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An altitude is the perpendicular segment from a vertex to the line containing the opposite side.
Answer: A) opposite side (or its extension)

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