* Like the perpendicular bisector, the altitude also meets the opposite side at a 90 degree angle. However, the altitude does not necessarily divide the opposite side into two equal halves.
Remember: The perpendicular bisector travels through the midpoint of the opposite side, but does not necessarily travel through the vertex.
The altitude travels through the vertex, but not necessarily through the midpoint of the opposite side.
*The orthocentre is the place where all three altitudes intersect on a triangle.
Practice Questions
Page 195 #6, 13, 17b, 25.
