SOLUTION: In Triangle ABC, AB=BC=6, and AC=10. If a median and an altitude are drawn from each vertex, how many unique line segments will be drawn?

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Question 1015993: In Triangle ABC, AB=BC=6, and AC=10. If a median and an altitude are drawn from each vertex, how many unique line segments will be drawn?
Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, fractalier:
Answer by ikleyn(52787) About Me  (Show Source):
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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From the vertex angle of this isosceles triangle, the median and the altitude are the same, but from the other vertices they are not. Thus you will be drawing FIVE distinct lines.