2007-09-24 08:21:51 · 5 answers · asked by steven L 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
It usually means a perpendicular dropped from a point to the base of something...as in a triangle, a cone, a pyramid.
2007-09-24 08:24:39 · answer #1 · answered by PMP 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Altitude is the length of the perpendicular line that runs from the highest point of a shape to its base. We commonly call that the height.
2007-09-24 08:26:21 · answer #2 · answered by 037 G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
FWT
The only thing I would add to the responses of the others is defining the base as being an assumed horizontal plane (what most humans perceive as level ground). Its from this reference plane that you can then relatively define perpendicular.
2007-09-24 08:29:17 · answer #3 · answered by wisdomdude 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the context, but it generally refers to the height of a geometrical element/shape.
2007-09-24 08:25:08 · answer #4 · answered by Vera 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
usually height
2007-09-24 08:28:19 · answer #5 · answered by Paladin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋