Medians, Altitudes and Bisectors Practice Worksheet

Unit 5

Always, Sometimes or Never

1. An altitude is ________________ perpendicular to the opposite side.

2. A median is _______________ perpendicular to the opposite side.
3. An Altitude is ______________ an angle bisector.
4. An angle bisector is __________________ perpendicular to the opposite side.
5. A perpendicular bisector of a segment is _______________ equidistant from the endpoints of
the segment.

S T
K
Complete using the diagram to the right.
, then
6. If K is the midpoint of is called a(n) _______________ of RST.

7. If , then
is called a(n) _______________ of RST.
8. If K is the midpoint of
and

, then
is called the _____________________
.
of
is both an altitude and a median of RST, then
9. If R

a. RSK by _________ b. RST is a(n) ________________ triangle.

, then R is equidistant from ________ and
10. If R is on the perpendicular bisector of
________. Thus ________=_________.
C

Refer to ABC and name the following.

11. a median of ABC ________
12. an altitude of ABC________ D
E
13. a bisector of an angle of ABC ___________

A F B

Given is isosceles with DF=EF;

bisects DFE
14. Would the median drawn from F to ? _______
be the same segmentFX
F
15. Would the altitude drawn from F to ? _______
be the same segmentFX

D E
X
16. What kind of triangle has three angle bisectors that are also altitudes and medians?
______________

L R
17. Given:

are altitudes
Prove:

X N Y T
M S

Statements Reasons
1. ; 1. Given

are altitudes
2. 2. CPCTC
3. 3.Def LP
4. 4.LP Postulate
5. 5.Congruent Supp Thm
6. 6.

7. 7.

. Write the theorem that justifies the

18. Point G lies on the perpendicular bisector of
statement that GE=GF.
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