2006-09-02 21:23:09 · 22 answers · asked by ANURAG G 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
the altitude: drop a line from the apex of the triangle and extend it to the base of the triangle such that it forms a 90 degree angle with the base.
2006-09-02 21:25:34 · answer #1 · answered by CPCFC 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Define Altitude Of A Triangle
2016-10-02 21:58:09 · answer #2 · answered by harting 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HaHa...You can't start without a little manipulation and labeling...
Okay gang, first draw, turn, or position the triangle so that the "longest side" is roughly horizontal to make this easy to visualize.
Okay, the longest side is the base.
The other two sides either go up to a point, or go down to a point. Lets be neat, and turn the triangle so the point is at the top.
If you are still with me, the longest side is called the "base", and we have two shorter sides slanting upward meeting at a point.
The "altitude" of this triangle is a straight line drawn perpendicular to the base which passes through the junction point of the other two sides at the top. This fact never changes, no matter what the overall shape of the triangle is.
Done.
2006-09-08 17:54:58 · answer #3 · answered by zahbudar 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The perpendicular drawn from the base of the triangle to the opposite angle forms the altitude or height of the triangle.
2006-09-04 21:26:15 · answer #4 · answered by cooldude 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Consider any triangle,now take a side as base and the opposite side as a point p,now draw a line parralel to the base passing through the point p and now extend both the base and the parrallel line.Now the distance between the base and the parralel line is called the altitude of a triangle.
2006-09-03 04:36:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a line segment drawn from the vertex of a triangle perpendicular to the opposite base and intersects it or its extension at a certain point this point is the other end of the altitude
2006-09-07 09:47:27 · answer #6 · answered by Hassan g 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The perfect one : The perpendicular drawn from one side of the triangle to the line containing its opposite side is known as the altitude of a triangle.
2006-09-03 03:13:43 · answer #7 · answered by Trupti A 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
from the apex of the 2-d triangle to he base , draw a perpendicular line , , make it a 90 degree angle, on either sides of the line,and the length is the altitude of the triangle
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2006-09-02 21:27:47 · answer #8 · answered by crunk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
altitude of a triangle is a ray which originates from the vertex and falls on the opposite line of the triangle and forms a right angle.
2006-09-02 23:35:38 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
altitude is the shortest distance from the vertex to the base of the triangle and it makes a ninty degree angle with the base
2006-09-03 01:54:03 · answer #10 · answered by samradhi m 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋