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In [[geometry]], an '''altitude''' of a figure is a [[cevian]] that is [[perpendicular]] to the side to which it extends.
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<i>A line segment that passes through a vertex of a triangle and is perpendicular to the line opposite to the vertex.</i>
 
 
Usually, one is concerned with the altitude (or ''height'') of [[triangle]]s.  In particular, the altitudes of any triangle are [[concurrent]] at a point known as the [[orthocenter]].
 
 
 
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
 
*[[Geometry]]
 
*[[Geometry]]
 
*[[Area]]
 
*[[Area]]
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*[[Orthocenter]]
 
[[Category:Geometry]]
 
[[Category:Geometry]]
 
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Latest revision as of 18:15, 15 October 2023

A line segment that passes through a vertex of a triangle and is perpendicular to the line opposite to the vertex.

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