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Q: What is the height of a triangle called?
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What is a triangle with height called?

All triangles have a height because the area of any triangle is 0.5*base*perpendicular height


What formula is base times height?

Its called LxW for a triangle


In a right triangle the sides that for the right angle are called what?

The two sides are called base and height and the sloping part of the right angle triangle is called the hypotenuse.


What is a side of a triangle or parallelogram which is used to help find the area called?

The side of a triangle or parallelogram used to help find area is called the base. Area is base times height in a parallelogram. In a triangle, it is 1/2 times base times height.


When calculating area what are the similarities between triangles and parallelogram?

Parallelogram = Base*Height Triangle = 0.5*Base*HeightParallelogram = Base*Height Triangle = 0.5*Base*HeightParallelogram = Base*Height Triangle = 0.5*Base*HeightParallelogram = Base*Height Triangle = 0.5*Base*Height


The base of a triangle is 8 cm. the triangle has a area of 28cm2 the height of the triangle is cm?

Area of Triangle = 1/2 base x height 28 = 4 x height height = 7 cms


In a triangle a segment from the vertex of a triangle perpendicular to the opposite side is called?

The hypotenuse. It is used to measure height. Very simple equation.


What can be said about the base and height of a triangle?

That the area of a triangle = 0.5*base*height


What is another word for the height of a triangle?

Altitude is another word for a height of a triangle.


The height of a triangle is three feet longer than the base The area of the triangle is 35 square feet Find the height andbase of the triangle?

the height of a triangle is three feet longer than the base. The area of the triangle is 35 square feet. Find the height andbase of the triangle


Where is the height of a triangle?

A line from any vertex of the triangle to the opposite side making and angle of 90 degree is called hight of the triangle,it can be present anywhere no specific point.


Can height and base be equal of right triangle?

Yes and it will have a 90 degree angle and two angles of 45 degrees. Such a triangle is called an isosceles right angle triangle.