Altitudes of Triangles

The altitudes of a triangle intersect at the _________________________.

• Centriod
• Circumcenter
• Incenter
• Orthocenter

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

The orthocenter can be outside the triangle if the triangle is ...

• obtuse

• acute

• iscolese

• right

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.10

10. What type of lines are shown

• perpendicular bisectors
• medians
• altitudes
• angle bisectors

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CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1

CCSS.HSG.CO.C.9

CCSS.HSG.GPE.B.5

13. Which line is an altitude?

• XY

• BY

• AZ

• XC

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CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1

CCSS.HSG.CO.C.9

CCSS.HSG.CO.D.12

A segment joining a vertex to the opposite side so that is perpendiuclar to that side.

• perpendicular bisector

• angle bisector

• median

• altitude

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CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1

CCSS.HSG.CO.D.12

CCSS.HSG.GPE.B.5

The ORTHOCENTER is the intersection of which special segments?

• Angle Bisectors

• Perpendicular Bisectors

• Medians

• Altitudes

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

The figures above are examples of ...

• altitudes

• perpendicular bisectors

• medians

• angle bisectors

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.10

Which center of a triangle is shown in the picture below?

• Circumcenter

• Orthocenter

• Incenter

• Centroid

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

Segment BH is an example of which of the following?

• Perpendicular Bisector 
• Altitude
• Median
• Midsegment

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.10

CCSS.HSG.CO.C.9

CCSS.HSG.CO.D.12

Fill in the blank.
Altitudes hit the ground at _______ degrees.

• 180
• 90
• 60
• 360