Altitude of a Triangle
Altitude of a Triangle: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Altitude of Triangles, Basic Properties of Altitudes of Triangles & Altitudes and Medians in Equilateral Triangles etc.
Important Questions on Altitude of a Triangle
A triangle and a parallelogram are constructed on the same base such that their areas are equal. If the altitude of the parallelogram is , then the altitude of the triangle is?

In , , the altitude to the base divides vertex angle into two parts and adjacent to , then which one of the relation can be obtained?

Let be an equilateral triangle and , , be the altitudes. Then the right statement out of the four given responses is:

In triangle is the altitude to . Which of the following must be true?

The number of altitudes of a triangle is

If the length of the sides of a triangle are cm, cm and cm. Then find the length of the altitude drawn on side having length cm.

In a right angle triangle PQR right-angled at Q. If the length of PQ and QR are respectively cm and cm, then find the length of altitude QT drawn on PR?

If the length of the two altitudes of a are and , then what would be the possible length of the unknown altitude?

In and is perpendicular to at . In and is perpendicular to at . If , then is equal to:

Name the orthocentre of .

Identify the type of segment required in the below triangle:

Median and altitude of an equilateral triangle coincide.

If the altitude of a triangle is , its area is and its base is then find .

If the altitude of an equilateral triangle when its equal sides are given as is then find .

Every triangle has altitudes, one from each vertex.

The orthocenter is located inside the triangle in _____ triangle. (Acute/Right)

Given: is the altitude, . If then find .

Given: is the altitude, . If is then find

The corresponding sides of two similar triangle are in the ratio , then the ratio of their altitude will be:

and are medians of right-angled at and .If . Find the length of .
