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No, an altitude is a height above sea level.

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What is another word for the height of a triangle?

Altitude is another word for a height of a triangle.


What is the height of a triangle called?

Altitude


Can the altitude of a triangle fall out the triangle?

Yes its perpendicular height or altitude is sometimes calculated out side the triangle depending on its shape.


Is altitude of an iscoceles triangle or any triangle height of that triangle?

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How do you find the altitude of a triangle?

altitude(height)=(Area * 2) /length(Base)


What is the triangular prism volume formula?

The Formula is Base*Height, or 1/2 Height (altitude of the triangle) * Base (of the Triangle) * height (Height of the prism)


The slant height of a pyramid and the altitude of a pyramid are not the same thing?

True, because the slant height and the altitude, or height, of the pyramid form one leg and the hypotenuse of a triangle withing the pyramid, and the hypotenuse of a triangle is always the longest side- it is not possible for the hypotenuse to be equal to the legs of a right triangle. (It is a right triangle because an altitude is perpendicular to the base of a pyramid.)


What is the height of the triangle?

The height of a triangle is the point from the base to the upmost point of the triangle. On a right triangle, it is measured on the the longest side that makes a right angle. Thanks for using Answers.com!


The area of a triangle is 45cm2 the base of the triangle is 6cm what is the height of the triangle?

Area of a triangle = 1/2 x base x altitude(height)On putting given values, we get45cm2 = 1/2 x 6cm x height(altitude)cm45 = 3 x altitudealtitude = 15 cmAnswer to the question is 15cm.


How many altitudes can a traiangle have?

A triangle only has one altitude which is its perpendicular height.


What is the length in inches of a triangles altitude if its base is thirty-two inches?

I suppose by "length of a triangles altitude" you mean height. The height of the triangle in question cannot be determined from the information given. In order to determine the height of the triangle, two dimensions must be known.


Find the altitude of a triangle whose area is 45cm squared and 15cm?

The height or altitude of triangle: (2*45)/15 = 6cm Check: 0.5*15*6 = 45 square cm