SOLUTION: A segment drawn from a vertex of a triangle perpendicular to the opposite side is called

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Question 731251: A segment drawn from a vertex of a triangle perpendicular to the opposite side is called
Answer by KMST(5328) About Me  (Show Source):
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You may want to call it height, and I would not object too strongly.
I sometimes use the words interchangeably, but altitude is the line segment, and height is the length of that segment.