SOLUTION: What's the altitude of a triangle? I want a very simple definition please.

Question 613892: What's the altitude of a triangle? I want a very simple definition please.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
What's the altitude of a triangle? I want a very simple definition please.
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Every triangle has 3 bases; each base determines an altitude.
The altitude is the length of the perpendicular line segment
drawn from the vertex opposite the base to the base.
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Draw a triangle.
Pick a side as a base.
Find the vertex opposite the base.
Draw a line segment from the vertex point perpendicular
to the line of the base.
Note: The line of the base may have to be extended so
the altitude will meet that line.
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cheers,
Stan H.
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