isosceles triangle question?

Question

a median in an isosceles triangle is also a perpendicular bisector correct? only the one that is from the vertex, that connects the two congruent sides, to the opposite side

Answer 1

a median in an isosceles triangle is a perpendicular bisector in some cases. it's a line segment with one end point of a vertex of the triangle and one endpoint of the midpoint of the opposite side from the vertex. It is only perpendicular if the vertex/endpoint of the median is the "top" of the isosceles triangle; at the point where the two congruent sides meet. If the median has an endpoint of one of the other vertexes, it is not necessarily perpendicular, although it is a bisector of the opposite side.

Answer 2

No that's not right. A median goes from a vertex to the midpoint of the opposite side. When going from the base vertices, it doesn't turn out to be a perp. bisector.
The only time a median is a perpendicualr bisector is when it starts at the top vertex.

Answer 3

That is correct. Not only is the median from the vertex angle to the base a perpendicular bisector, it is the angle bisector of the vertex angle.

Answer 4

Yes, the median in an isosceles tirangle is also a perpendicular bisector.
It divides the third side in two equal halves.

Answer 5

perpendicular bisector

divides it into 2 congruent sections

Answer 6

yeh medians are drawn from a vertex to a side and is perpendicular to that side

Answer 7

Sorry, I don't understand the question. A median does not "connect two congruent sides". Please clarify for us.

Answer 8

yes, correct, it shares all the three properties

Answer 9

yes

Answer 10

correct