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In a right-angled triangle, the two sides forming the right angle are also two of its altitudes. How many altitudes of a right triangle lie inside the triangle?

Class 7Medians and AltitudesTriangles
  • A1
  • B3
  • C2
  • D0

Step-by-Step Solution

In a right triangle the two legs are themselves altitudes (along the sides), and only the third altitude (from the right-angle vertex to the hypotenuse) lies strictly inside. So 1 altitude lies inside.
Answer: A) 1

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