SOLUTION: What is the difference between area and height in geometry?

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Question 891471: What is the difference between area and height in geometry?
Found 2 solutions by Fombitz, Alan3354:
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Height is a 1 dimensional measure while area is a 2 dimensional measure.
Think of your shoe.
You have a shoe size which is a measure of the length of your foot but your footprint includes not only the length but also the width. So your footprint would be a measure of area while the shoe size would be a measure of length.

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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What is the difference between area and height in geometry?
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An example of area is the size of a floor. eg, a # of square feet.
Height is how tall a person is.
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Height is linear, or 1-dimensional.
Area is 2-dimensional, eg length and width.