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Question
Which of the following statements are true (T) and which are false (F) :
If the altitude from one vertex of a triangle bisects the opposite side, then the triangle may be isosceles.
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Solution
False (F)
Reason: Here the altitude from thee vertex is also the perpendicular bisector of the opposite side.
⇒ The triangle must be isosceles and may be an equilateral triangle.
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